diff --git a/syntax.json b/syntax.json
index 60ff4c0..978c116 100644
--- a/syntax.json
+++ b/syntax.json
@@ -438,17 +438,6 @@
           "start": "<!--",
           "end": "-->"
         }
-      },
-      {
-        "type": "block",
-        "pattern": {
-          "start": "{/\\*",
-          "end": "\\*/}"
-        }
-      },
-      {
-        "type": "line",
-        "pattern": "- \\[ \\]"
       }
     ]
   },
diff --git a/tests/test_closed.diff b/tests/test_closed.diff
index 17cc92d..d3ee0fb 100644
--- a/tests/test_closed.diff
+++ b/tests/test_closed.diff
@@ -269,26 +269,14 @@ diff --git a/tests/example_file.rmd b/src/tests/example_file.rmd
 index 525e25d..ba4e68d 100644
 --- a/src/tests/example_file.rmd
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.rmd
-@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-- {/* TODO: Hopefully this comment turns into a todo issue */}
-- {/*
--   TODO:Multiline comments
--   also need to be turned into todos, and hopefully
--   kept together as one todo
-- */}
-- - [ ] TODO: An inline todo that's NOT a comment (what)
+@@ -0,1 +0,0 @@
+- <!-- TODO: Check RMarkdown comments work -->
 diff --git a/tests/example_file.qmd b/src/tests/example_file.qmd
 index 525e25d..ba4e68d 100644
 --- a/src/tests/example_file.qmd
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.qmd
-@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-- {/* TODO: Hopefully this comment turns into a todo issue */}
-- {/*
--   TODO:Multiline comments
--   also need to be turned into todos, and hopefully
--   kept together as one todo
-- */}
-- - [ ] TODO: An inline todo that's NOT a comment (what)
+@@ -0,1 +0,0 @@
+- <!-- TODO: Check RMarkdown comments work -->
 diff --git a/src/Swarm/Game/example.hs b/src/Swarm/Game/example.hs
 index 525e25d..ba4e68d 100644
 --- a/src/Swarm/Game/example.hs
diff --git a/tests/test_new.diff b/tests/test_new.diff
index 7c9037e..4dd93f9 100644
--- a/tests/test_new.diff
+++ b/tests/test_new.diff
@@ -311,14 +311,15 @@ new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..525e25d
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.rmd
-@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@@ -0,0 +0,1 @@
 +<!-- TODO: Check RMarkdown comments work -->
 diff --git a/tests/example_file.qmd b/src/tests/example_file.qmd
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..525e25d
 --- /dev/null
 +++ b/src/tests/example_file.qmd
-@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@@ -0,0 +0,1 @@
++<!-- TODO: Check RMarkdown comments work -->
 diff --git a/tests/config.jsonc b/tests/config.jsonc
 new file mode 100644
 index 0000000..525e25d
diff --git a/tests/test_todo_parser.py b/tests/test_todo_parser.py
index f858a2e..0b0c1f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_todo_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_todo_parser.py
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class NewIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'twig'), 2)
 
     def test_md_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 12)
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 8)
 
     def test_r_issues(self):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'r'), 2)
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class ClosedIssueTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'twig'), 2)
 
     def test_md_issues(self):
-        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 12)
+        self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'markdown'), 8)
 
     def test_r_issues(self):
         self.assertEqual(count_issues_for_file_type(self.raw_issues, 'r'), 2)