diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm
index c03d4f9fc..d534e0757 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Commerce/Item/Event.pm
@@ -52,10 +52,9 @@ sub handler {
 			my $theseRegs = $self->session->db->buildArrayRefOfHashRefs("select * from EventManagementSystem_registrations where purchaseId=?",[$purchaseId]);
 			foreach (@$theseRegs) {
 				# clean up the duplicate registrations, if any.
-				$self->session->db->write("delete from EventManagementSystem_registrations where badgeId=? and productId=? and registrationId!=?",[$_->{badgeId},$_->{productId},$_->{registrationId}]);
+				$self->session->db->write("delete from EventManagementSystem_registrations where badgeId=? and productId=? and registrationId != ?",[$_->{badgeId},$_->{productId},$_->{registrationId}]);
 			}
 			$self->session->scratch->delete("purchaseId".$counter);
-			$counter++;
 		}
 	}
 }