diff --git a/MarkdownEditor.tmTheme b/MarkdownEditor.tmTheme
index 4bdb19eb..fc6ddd3f 100644
--- a/MarkdownEditor.tmTheme
+++ b/MarkdownEditor.tmTheme
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@
             <key>name</key>
             <string>Markdown: Punctuation</string>
             <key>scope</key>
-            <string>markup.list.unnumbered.markdown meta.paragraph.list.markdown, markup.list.unnumbered.markdown punctuation.definition.list_item.markdown, markup.list.numbered.markdown, markup.list.numbered.markdown meta.paragraph.list.markdown, markup.list.numbered.markdown punctuation.definition.list_item.markdown</string>
+            <string>markup.list.unnumbered.markdown meta.paragraph.list.markdown, markup.list.numbered.markdown, markup.list.numbered.markdown meta.paragraph.list.markdown</string>
             <key>settings</key>
             <dict>
                 <key>foreground</key>