diff --git a/src/main/java/com/orange/labs/conllparser/ConllSentence.java b/src/main/java/com/orange/labs/conllparser/ConllSentence.java
index 977de70..a92bd6f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/orange/labs/conllparser/ConllSentence.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/orange/labs/conllparser/ConllSentence.java
@@ -726,7 +726,8 @@ public String toString(boolean strict) {
         if (getText() != null) {
             sb.append("# text = ").append(getText().replaceAll("\n", " ").trim()).append('\n');
         } else {
-            sb.append("# text = ").append(getSentence().replaceAll("\n", " ").trim()).append('\n');
+            // do not adde "# text = ..." if absent in file and not added by user
+            //sb.append("# text = ").append(getSentence().replaceAll("\n", " ").trim()).append('\n');
         }
 
         if (translit != null && !translit.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/TestConllSentence.java b/src/test/java/TestConllSentence.java
index c0cc477..90cedc3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/TestConllSentence.java
+++ b/src/test/java/TestConllSentence.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public void test01readSDparse() throws IOException, ConllException {
 
         SDParse sdp = new SDParse("the little sleeps mouse\nnsubj(sleeps, mouse)\ndet(mouse, the)\namod(mouse, little)");
 
-        String ref = "# text = the little sleeps mouse\n"+
+        String ref = //"# text = the little sleeps mouse\n"+
                      "1	the	_	_	_	_	4	det	_	_\n"+
                      "2	little	_	_	_	_	4	amod	_	_\n"+
                      "3	sleeps	_	_	_	_	0	root	_	_\n"+
diff --git a/src/test/resources/createsubtree10cols.json b/src/test/resources/createsubtree10cols.json
index 361b4a9..b362c3e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/createsubtree10cols.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/createsubtree10cols.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sentenceid": 0,
   "maxsentence": 19,
-  "ok": "# global.columns \u003d  ID FORM LEMMA UPOS XPOS FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC\n# text \u003d sur la vie de Howard Hughes\n1\tsur\tsur\tADP\t_\t_\t3\tcase\t_\t_\n2\tla\tle\tDET\t_\tDefinite\u003dDef|Gender\u003dFem|Number\u003dSing|PronType\u003dArt\t3\tdet\t_\t_\n3\tvie\tvie\tNOUN\t_\tGender\u003dFem|Number\u003dSing\t0\troot\t_\t_\n4\tde\tde\tADP\t_\t_\t5\tcase\t_\t_\n5\tHoward\tHoward\tPROPN\t_\t_\t3\tnmod\t_\t_\n6\tHughes\tHughes\tPROPN\t_\t_\t5\tflat:name\t_\tSpaceAfter\u003dNo\n\n",
+  "ok": "# global.columns \u003d  ID FORM LEMMA UPOS XPOS FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC\n1\tsur\tsur\tADP\t_\t_\t3\tcase\t_\t_\n2\tla\tle\tDET\t_\tDefinite\u003dDef|Gender\u003dFem|Number\u003dSing|PronType\u003dArt\t3\tdet\t_\t_\n3\tvie\tvie\tNOUN\t_\tGender\u003dFem|Number\u003dSing\t0\troot\t_\t_\n4\tde\tde\tADP\t_\t_\t5\tcase\t_\t_\n5\tHoward\tHoward\tPROPN\t_\t_\t3\tnmod\t_\t_\n6\tHughes\tHughes\tPROPN\t_\t_\t5\tflat:name\t_\tSpaceAfter\u003dNo\n\n",
   "changes": 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/createsubtree5cols.json b/src/test/resources/createsubtree5cols.json
index 6bf2aac..b2f8ced 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/createsubtree5cols.json
+++ b/src/test/resources/createsubtree5cols.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "sentenceid": 1,
   "maxsentence": 19,
-  "ok": "# global.columns \u003d ID LEMMA UPOS HEAD DEPREL\n# text \u003d mais leur contenu diffère donc selon les Facultés\n1\tmais\tCCONJ\t4\tcc\n2\tson\tDET\t3\tnmod:poss\n3\tcontenu\tNOUN\t4\tnsubj\n4\tdifférer\tVERB\t0\troot\n5\tdonc\tADV\t4\tadvmod\n6\tselon\tADP\t8\tcase\n7\tle\tDET\t8\tdet\n8\tFacultés\tPROPN\t4\tobl\n\n",
+  "ok": "# global.columns \u003d ID LEMMA UPOS HEAD DEPREL\n1\tmais\tCCONJ\t4\tcc\n2\tson\tDET\t3\tnmod:poss\n3\tcontenu\tNOUN\t4\tnsubj\n4\tdifférer\tVERB\t0\troot\n5\tdonc\tADV\t4\tadvmod\n6\tselon\tADP\t8\tcase\n7\tle\tDET\t8\tdet\n8\tFacultés\tPROPN\t4\tobl\n\n",
   "changes": 0
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/test/resources/sdparse2.conllu b/src/test/resources/sdparse2.conllu
index 2b8e62d..a832abd 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/sdparse2.conllu
+++ b/src/test/resources/sdparse2.conllu
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# text = I can can the can .
 1	I	_	_	_	_	3	nsubj	_	_
 2	can	_	_	_	_	3	aux	_	_
 3	can	_	_	_	_	0	root	_	_
diff --git a/src/test/resources/sdparse3.conllu b/src/test/resources/sdparse3.conllu
index 90b1081..220d918 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/sdparse3.conllu
+++ b/src/test/resources/sdparse3.conllu
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-# text = POS tags can be attached to ( any part of ) the sentence text .
 1	POS	_	NNP	_	_	2	dep	_	_
 2	tags	_	NNS	_	_	5	nsubjpass	_	_
 3	can	_	MD	_	_	5	aux	_	_