diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 16de5b034..294af503f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-01-04  Gary Burton <gary.burton@zen.co.uk>
+	* src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py: removed code that is adding the gramps
+	ID onto the end of pre-existing place descriptions. Bug #1502
+
 2008-01-03 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
 	* data/gramps.desktop.in: list more mime types, item 851
 
diff --git a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py
index a5e2f0ecb..b9c634925 100644
--- a/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py
+++ b/src/GrampsDbUtils/_ReadXML.py
@@ -757,6 +757,7 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
         
         # GRAMPS LEGACY: title in the placeobj tag
         self.placeobj.title = attrs.get('title', '')
+        print attrs.get('ptitle')
         self.locations = 0
         self.update(self.p.CurrentLineNumber)
             
@@ -1725,14 +1726,15 @@ class GrampsParser(UpdateCallback):
 
     def stop_ptitle(self, tag):
         self.placeobj.title = tag
+        print tag
 
     def stop_placeobj(self, *tag):
         if self.placeobj.title == "":
             loc = self.placeobj.get_main_location()
             self.placeobj.title = build_place_title(loc)
 
-        if self.placeobj.title in self.place_names:
-            self.placeobj.title += " [%s]" % self.placeobj.gramps_id
+        # if self.placeobj.title in self.place_names:
+        #    self.placeobj.title += " [%s]" % self.placeobj.gramps_id
 
         self.db.commit_place(self.placeobj, self.trans, self.change)
         self.placeobj = None