diff --git a/dictsource/en_rules b/dictsource/en_rules
index 041e0aaa..5e863182 100644
--- a/dictsource/en_rules
+++ b/dictsource/en_rules
@@ -3348,8 +3348,6 @@ _it_separ) ate (_  @t
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-     @) i (less    I
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