diff --git a/src/r/r.ts b/src/r/r.ts
index cb5fbdf7..8ea23731 100644
--- a/src/r/r.ts
+++ b/src/r/r.ts
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ export const language = <languages.IMonarchLanguage>{
 
 		// Recognize Roxygen comments
 		roxygen: [
-			[/(^$)/, { token: 'comment.doc', next: '@pop' }],
 			[
 				/@\w+/,
 				{