diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/plugin.js b/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/plugin.js
index 6c708dc454..968ebd9a6b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/plugin.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/plugin.js
@@ -291,15 +291,6 @@ tinymce.PluginManager.add( 'wordpress', function( editor ) {
 					tr({ '#####': 'Heading 5' }) +
 					tr({ '######': 'Heading 6' }) +
 					tr({ '---': 'Horizontal line' }) +
-					tr({ '***': 'Horizontal line' }) +
-				'</table>';
-
-			html = html +
-				'<h2>' + __( 'The next group of formatting shortcuts are applied as you type or when you insert them around plain text in the same paragraph. Press Escape or the Undo button to undo.' ) + '</h2>' +
-				'<table class="wp-help-th-center fixed">' +
-					tr({ '*': 'Italic', '**': 'Bold' }) +
-					tr({ '_': 'Italic', '__': 'Bold' }) +
-					tr({ '`': 'Code', empty: '' }) +
 				'</table>';
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wptextpattern/plugin.js b/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wptextpattern/plugin.js
index 4448f03afc..d68904afb1 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wptextpattern/plugin.js
+++ b/src/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wptextpattern/plugin.js
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@
 			{ start: '#####', format: 'h5' },
 			{ start: '######', format: 'h6' },
 			{ start: '>', format: 'blockquote' },
-			{ regExp: /^\s*(?:(?:\* ?){3,}|(?:_ ?){3,}|(?:- ?){3,})\s*$/, element: 'hr' }
+			{ regExp: /^(-){3,}$/, element: 'hr' }
 		];
 
 		var inlinePatterns = [
-			{ start: '*', end: '*', format: 'italic' },
-			{ start: '**', end: '**', format: 'bold' },
-			{ start: '_', end: '_', format: 'italic' },
-			{ start: '__', end: '__', format: 'bold' },
 			{ start: '`', end: '`', format: 'code' }
 		];