diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/logicblox_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/logicblox_highlight_rules.js
index ea8573bb..f9da2e02 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/logicblox_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/logicblox_highlight_rules.js
@@ -53,12 +53,9 @@ var LogicBloxHighlightRules = function() {
            //A single line comment.
             },
          { token: 'constant.numeric',
-           regex: '\\d+',
+           regex: '\\d+(?:\\.\\d+)?(?:[eE][+-]?\\d+)?',
            //An integer constant.
-            },
-         { token: 'constant.numeric',
-           regex: '\\d+(.\\d+){,1}[eE][+-]{,1}\\d+',
-           //Real numbers.
+           //Or a Real number.
             },
          { token: 'string',
            regex: '"',