diff --git a/src/virtual-machine.js b/src/virtual-machine.js
index c56e289c0..b39d74d8a 100644
--- a/src/virtual-machine.js
+++ b/src/virtual-machine.js
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ class VirtualMachine extends EventEmitter {
      * @param {!Blockly.Event} e Any Blockly event.
      */
     monitorBlockListener (e) {
+        // Filter events by type, since monitor blocks only need to listen to these events.
+        // Monitor blocks shouldn't be destroyed when flyout blocks are deleted.
         if (['create', 'change'].indexOf(e.type) !== -1) {
             this.runtime.monitorBlocks.blocklyListen(e, this.runtime);
         }