diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/ruby_highlight_rules.js b/lib/ace/mode/ruby_highlight_rules.js
index b15f7d87..56f47288 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/ruby_highlight_rules.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/ruby_highlight_rules.js
@@ -83,15 +83,9 @@ RubyHighlightRules = function() {
 	        }, {
 	            token : "string", // single line
 	            regex : '["](?:(?:\\\\.)|(?:[^"\\\\]))*?["]'
-	        }, {
-	            token : "string", // multi line string start
-	            regex : '["].*\\\\$'
 	        }, {
 	            token : "string", // single line
 	            regex : "['](?:(?:\\\\.)|(?:[^'\\\\]))*?[']"
-	        }, {
-	            token : "string", // multi line string start
-	            regex : "['].*\\\\$"
 	        }, {
 	            token : "constant.numeric", // hex
 	            regex : "0[xX][0-9a-fA-F]+\\b"