diff --git a/extensions/ruby/src/rubyMain.ts b/extensions/ruby/src/rubyMain.ts
index 2151fe80f52..fd899f545e3 100644
--- a/extensions/ruby/src/rubyMain.ts
+++ b/extensions/ruby/src/rubyMain.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export function activate(context: ExtensionContext): any {
 		indentationRules: {
 			increaseIndentPattern: /^\s*((begin|class|def|else|elsif|ensure|for|if|module|rescue|unless|until|when|while)|(.*\sdo\b))\b[^\{;]*$/,
 			decreaseIndentPattern: /^\s*([}\]]([,)]?\s*(#|$)|\.[a-zA-Z_]\w*\b)|(end|rescue|ensure|else|elsif|when)\b)/
-		},
-		wordPattern: /(-?\d+(?:\.\d+))|(:?[A-Za-z][^-`~@#%^&()=+[{}|;:'",<>/.*\]\s\\!?]*[!?]?)/
+		}
 	});
 }