diff --git a/rc/base/markdown.kak b/rc/base/markdown.kak
index 051d29df..18f3ccf6 100644
--- a/rc/base/markdown.kak
+++ b/rc/base/markdown.kak
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex (\A|\n\n)[^\n]+\n-{2,}\h*\n\h
 # Atx-style header
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex ^#[^\n]* 0:header
 
-add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex \B\+[^\n]+?\+\B 0:mono
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex (?<!\*)(\*([^\s*]|([^\s*](\n?[^\n*])*[^\s*]))\*)(?!\*) 1:italic
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex (?<!_)(_([^\s_]|([^\s_](\n?[^\n_])*[^\s_]))_)(?!_) 1:italic
 add-highlighter shared/markdown/inline/text/ regex (?<!\*)(\*\*([^\s*]|([^\s*](\n?[^\n*])*[^\s*]))\*\*)(?!\*) 1:bold