diff --git a/public/js/assistant/citations.js b/public/js/assistant/citations.js
index 0d0b8d2..bc9cfd0 100644
--- a/public/js/assistant/citations.js
+++ b/public/js/assistant/citations.js
@@ -96,10 +96,8 @@ function formatCitationCluster(nums) {
 export function normalizeMarkdownText(text) {
   return stripOrphanMarkdownMarkers(normalizeTableSourceCitationCells(String(text || '')
     .replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')
-    .replace(/(\[(?:\d+\s*,\s*)*\d+\])\s*[-–—]\s*/g, '$1\n- ')
     .replace(/([.!?])\s*[-–—]\s+(\*\*)?/g, '$1\n- $2')
     .replace(/(:)\s*[-–—]\s+(\*\*)?/g, '$1\n- $2')
-    .replace(/(\[(?:\d+\s*,\s*)*\d+\]\.)\s+(\d+\.\s+[A-Z][A-Za-z][^\n]{0,80})/g, '$1\n$2')
     .replace(/([.!?])\s+(\d+\.\s+[A-Z][A-Za-z][^\n]{0,80})/g, '$1\n$2')
     .replace(/([^\n])\s+(#{1,4}\s+)/g, '$1\n\n$2')
     .replace(/(#{1,4}\s+[^\n]+?)\s+(-\s+)/g, '$1\n\n$2')
diff --git a/test/assistant-citations.test.js b/test/assistant-citations.test.js
index 76f0cea..6a5d58b 100644
--- a/test/assistant-citations.test.js
+++ b/test/assistant-citations.test.js
@@ -105,12 +105,11 @@ test('normalizes old saved assistant answer formatting', async () => {
   assert.match(html, /Key Differences/);
 });
 
-test('repairs smashed admission bullet list after citations', async () => {
+test('does not turn citation-delimited prose into a list', async () => {
   const { renderAssistantMarkdown } = await loadCitationModule();
-  const html = renderAssistantMarkdown('Admission is indicated for: Apnoea [1, 2]- **Persistent oxygen saturation <90%** [1, 2]- **Severe respiratory distress** [1]', sources);
-  assert.match(html, /<li><strong>Persistent oxygen saturation &lt;90%<\/strong>/);
-  assert.match(html, /<li><strong>Severe respiratory distress<\/strong>/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /\]-/);
+  const html = renderAssistantMarkdown('Admission is indicated for: Apnoea [1, 2]- **Persistent oxygen saturation <90%** [1, 2].', sources);
+  assert.match(html, /<\/a>- <strong>Persistent oxygen saturation &lt;90%<\/strong>/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<ul>/);
 });
 
 test('keeps citations inline before clinical terms', async () => {
@@ -120,13 +119,11 @@ test('keeps citations inline before clinical terms', async () => {
   assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<\/a><br>\s*and dehydration/);
 });
 
-test('repairs smashed head injury red flag bullets after citation clusters', async () => {
+test('keeps citation-delimited clinical prose inline', async () => {
   const { renderAssistantMarkdown } = await loadCitationModule();
-  const html = renderAssistantMarkdown('CT is indicated for: [1, 2, 3]- Focal neurologic deficits [1]- Signs of skull fracture [2]- Recurrent vomiting [3]', sources);
-  assert.match(html, /<li>Focal neurologic deficits/);
-  assert.match(html, /<li>Signs of skull fracture/);
-  assert.match(html, /<li>Recurrent vomiting/);
-  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /\]-/);
+  const html = renderAssistantMarkdown('CT is indicated for: [1, 2, 3]- Focal neurologic deficits [1].', sources);
+  assert.match(html, /<\/a>- Focal neurologic deficits/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(html, /<br>|<ul>/);
 });
 
 test('preserves code block contents without creating citation links inside code', async () => {