diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_notranslate_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_notranslate_runme.py
index 54baf2e1e..bb2fae0f5 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_notranslate_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_notranslate_runme.py
@@ -28,15 +28,13 @@ commentVerifier.check(doxygen_basic_notranslate.function2.__doc__,
 
 commentVerifier.check(doxygen_basic_notranslate.function3.__doc__,
     r"""
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
-    Overload 1:
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    *Overload 1:*
+
      A test for overloaded functions
      This is function \b one
      
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
-    Overload 2:
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    *Overload 2:*
+
      A test for overloaded functions
      This is function \b two
      
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_translate_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_translate_runme.py
index 303b81a45..0910ea8ea 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_translate_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/doxygen_basic_translate_runme.py
@@ -26,15 +26,13 @@ commentVerifier.check(doxygen_basic_translate.function2.__doc__,
 )
 commentVerifier.check(doxygen_basic_translate.function3.__doc__,
     """
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
-    Overload 1:
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    *Overload 1:*
+
     A test for overloaded functions
     This is function **one**
 
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
-    Overload 2:
-    ----------------------------------------------------------------
+    *Overload 2:*
+
     A test for overloaded functions
     This is function **two**
 
diff --git a/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.cpp b/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.cpp
index 05df48c0f..dec4fc0e5 100644
--- a/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.cpp
+++ b/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.cpp
@@ -692,10 +692,8 @@ String *PyDocConverter::makeDocumentation(Node *n)
       for (int realOverloadCount = 0;
           realOverloadCount < (int) allDocumentation.size();
           realOverloadCount++) {
-        concatDocString << generateDivider() << std::endl;
-        concatDocString << "Overload " << (realOverloadCount + 1) << ":"
+        concatDocString << "*Overload " << (realOverloadCount + 1) << ":*"
             << std::endl;
-        concatDocString << generateDivider();
         concatDocString << allDocumentation[realOverloadCount] << std::endl;
       }
       pyDocString = concatDocString.str();
@@ -744,9 +742,3 @@ String *PyDocConverter::makeDocumentation(Node *n)
 
   return NewString("");
 }
-
-std::string PyDocConverter::generateDivider()
-{
-  static string dividerString(DOC_STRING_LENGTH, '-');
-  return dividerString;
-}
diff --git a/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.h b/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.h
index 7f7dd53f9..a4214e49c 100644
--- a/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.h
+++ b/Source/DoxygenTranslator/src/PyDocConverter.h
@@ -168,11 +168,6 @@ protected:
   void handleHtmlEntity(DoxygenEntity&, std::string& translatedComment, const std::string &arg);
 
 
-  /*
-   * Utility method to generate a diving line for a documentation string.
-   */
-  std::string generateDivider();
-
   /*
    * Simple helper function that calculates correct parameter type
    * of the node stored in 'currentNode'