diff --git a/novelwriter/text/patterns.py b/novelwriter/text/patterns.py
index 539c0cf4..64d9cc33 100644
--- a/novelwriter/text/patterns.py
+++ b/novelwriter/text/patterns.py
@@ -96,18 +96,6 @@ class RegExPatterns:
         rxEnd = "|$" if CONFIG.allowOpenDial else ""
         return re.compile(f"\\B[{symO}].*?(?:[{symC}]\\B{rxEnd})", re.UNICODE)
 
-    @property
-    def dialogLine(self) -> re.Pattern:
-        """Dialogue line rule based on user settings."""
-        sym = re.escape(CONFIG.dialogLine)
-        return re.compile(f"^{sym}.*?$", re.UNICODE)
-
-    @property
-    def narratorBreak(self) -> re.Pattern:
-        """Dialogue narrator break rule based on user settings."""
-        sym = re.escape(CONFIG.narratorBreak)
-        return re.compile(f"\\B{sym}\\S.*?\\S{sym}\\B", re.UNICODE)
-
     @property
     def altDialogStyle(self) -> re.Pattern:
         """Dialogue alternative rule based on user settings."""
diff --git a/tests/test_formats/test_fmt_tokenizer.py b/tests/test_formats/test_fmt_tokenizer.py
index ab75254f..8d01445e 100644
--- a/tests/test_formats/test_fmt_tokenizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_formats/test_fmt_tokenizer.py
@@ -1251,8 +1251,6 @@ def testFmtToken_Dialogue(mockGUI):
     CONFIG.dialogStyle    = 3
     CONFIG.altDialogOpen  = "::"
     CONFIG.altDialogClose = "::"
-    CONFIG.dialogLine     = "\u2013"
-    CONFIG.narratorBreak  = "\u2013"
 
     project = NWProject()
     tokens = BareTokenizer(project)
@@ -1305,7 +1303,24 @@ def testFmtToken_Dialogue(mockGUI):
         BlockFmt.NONE
     )]
 
+    # Dialogue line
+    CONFIG.dialogLine = "\u2013"
+    tokens.setDialogueHighlight(True)
+    tokens._text = "\u2013 Dialogue line without narrator break.\n"
+    tokens.tokenizeText()
+    assert tokens._blocks == [(
+        BlockTyp.TEXT, "",
+        "\u2013 Dialogue line without narrator break.",
+        [
+            (0,  TextFmt.COL_B, "dialog"),
+            (39, TextFmt.COL_E, ""),
+        ],
+        BlockFmt.NONE
+    )]
+
     # Dialogue line with narrator break
+    CONFIG.narratorBreak = "\u2013"
+    tokens.setDialogueHighlight(True)
     tokens._text = "\u2013 Dialogue with a narrator break, \u2013he said,\u2013 see?\n"
     tokens.tokenizeText()
     assert tokens._blocks == [(
@@ -1314,7 +1329,7 @@ def testFmtToken_Dialogue(mockGUI):
         [
             (0,  TextFmt.COL_B, "dialog"),
             (34, TextFmt.COL_E, ""),
-            (44, TextFmt.COL_B, "dialog"),
+            (43, TextFmt.COL_B, "dialog"),
             (49, TextFmt.COL_E, ""),
         ],
         BlockFmt.NONE
diff --git a/tests/test_text/test_text_patterns.py b/tests/test_text/test_text_patterns.py
index 455e1491..c26fc55d 100644
--- a/tests/test_text/test_text_patterns.py
+++ b/tests/test_text/test_text_patterns.py
@@ -327,35 +327,9 @@ def testTextPatterns_DialogueSpecial():
     CONFIG.fmtDQuoteClose = nwUnicode.U_RDQUO
 
     CONFIG.dialogStyle = 3
-    CONFIG.dialogLine = nwUnicode.U_ENDASH
-    CONFIG.narratorBreak = nwUnicode.U_ENDASH
     CONFIG.altDialogOpen = "::"
     CONFIG.altDialogClose = "::"
 
-    # Dialogue Line
-    # =============
-    regEx = REGEX_PATTERNS.dialogLine
-
-    # Check dialogue line in first position
-    assert allMatches(regEx, "\u2013 one two three") == [
-        [("\u2013 one two three", 0, 15)]
-    ]
-
-    # Check dialogue line in second position
-    assert allMatches(regEx, " \u2013 one two three") == []
-
-    # Narrator Break
-    # ==============
-    regEx = REGEX_PATTERNS.narratorBreak
-
-    # Narrator break with no padding
-    assert allMatches(regEx, "one \u2013two\u2013 three") == [
-        [("\u2013two\u2013", 4, 9)]
-    ]
-
-    # Narrator break with padding
-    assert allMatches(regEx, "one \u2013 two \u2013 three") == []
-
     # Alternative Dialogue
     # ====================
     regEx = REGEX_PATTERNS.altDialogStyle