Speculation over the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey film has primarily revolved around which graphic scenes from E.L. James’ bestseller will be left out of the big screen adaption. The film’s producers and stars have assured fans that 50 Shades will contain many of their favorite scenes, but those hoping to see Christian Grey pull out Anastasia Steele’s tampon and have sex with her while she’s on her period will reportedly be left disappointed.

In this week’s Variety cover story, director Sam Taylor-Johnson stated that the 50 Shades film will feature a “pretty 50/50” split between sex vs. non-sex scenes, since the sex scenes are “integral to the story” and aren’t gratuitous. However, the infamous tampon scene, which MTV referred to as the book’s “grossest sex scene,” won’t be in the film.

“It didn’t make it into the movie,” said director Sam Taylor-Johnson. “It was never even discussed.”

“The book needed to put you in Ana’s shoes to be a successful experience. A lot of it was very literal. The movie didn’t need to do that,” said producer Michael De Luca when explaining while the scene didn’t make the cut. “It’s a completely different medium.”

Kelly Marcel’s script for the film was toned down through rewrites so it could earn an R rating, as Focus Features feared that they would struggle to acquire their ideal audience with the NC-17 rating most associate with the bestselling novel. Instead of the tampon scene, the film’s most intense sex scene is Christian and Anastasia’s last encounter from the first book.

“The scene that we talked about lot about is the final scene, where Ana asks him to do the worst she can do show her how bad it’s going to get,” revealed De Luca. “It’s the closest Christian comes in the first book to being his full dominant self. Jamie [Dornan]’s performance in that scene is a miracle. He really gets carried away in the moment.”

E.L. James, who was a producer on the film, approved of the toned-down adaptation, and explained to Variety that the book was supposed to be more of a “romantic love story” than anything else. James accused media reports of the novel to be “sensational,” and said that fans of the trilogy who watch the Feb. 13 release will agree the film has enough sex.