diff --git a/changedetectionio/api/Watch.py b/changedetectionio/api/Watch.py
index 8d31de7cf..087e4c805 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/api/Watch.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/api/Watch.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ import copy
 
 # Import schemas from __init__.py
 from . import schema, schema_create_watch, schema_update_watch, validate_openapi_request
-from ..notification_service import CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER
-
 
 def validate_time_between_check_required(json_data):
     """
@@ -275,14 +273,14 @@ class WatchHistoryDiff(Resource):
             import re
             if 'html' in output_format:
                 content = re.sub(
-                    re.escape(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER) + r'\r?\n?',
+                    r'\r?\n?',
                     '<br>\\r\\n',
                     content
                 )
             else:
                 # texty types
                 content = re.sub(
-                    re.escape(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER) + r'\r?\n?',
+                    r'\r?\n?',
                     '\\r\\n',
                     content
                 )
diff --git a/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/views.py b/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/views.py
index b7818a970..8d4a4d008 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/views.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/blueprint/ui/views.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from changedetectionio.diff import (
     CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_OPEN, CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED
 )
 from changedetectionio.notification.handler import apply_html_color_to_body
-from changedetectionio.notification_service import CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER
 from changedetectionio.store import ChangeDetectionStore
 from changedetectionio.auth_decorator import login_optionally_required
 from changedetectionio import html_tools, diff
@@ -148,8 +147,6 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore, update_q, queuedWatchMe
         for _ in range(min(open_count, close_count)):
             result = result.replace('&lt;/span&gt;', '</span>', 1)
 
-        # Not necessary because the CSS/HTML will lay it out by linefeed
-        result = result.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '')
         return Markup(result)
 
     @views_blueprint.route("/preview/<string:uuid>", methods=['GET'])
@@ -348,7 +345,6 @@ def construct_blueprint(datastore: ChangeDetectionStore, update_q, queuedWatchMe
         diff_cell_grid = build_diff_cell_visualizer(content)
 
         content = apply_html_color_to_body(n_body=content)
-        content = content.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, "\n")
         offscreen_content = render_template("diff-offscreen-options.html")
 
         output = render_template("diff.html",
diff --git a/changedetectionio/diff/__init__.py b/changedetectionio/diff/__init__.py
index 47416b90e..e2e9e838e 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/diff/__init__.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/diff/__init__.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import diff_match_patch as dmp_module
 import re
 
 from .tokenizers import TOKENIZERS, tokenize_words_and_html
-from ..notification_service import CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER
 
 # Remember! gmail, outlook etc dont support <style> must be inline.
 # Gmail: strips <ins> and <del> tags entirely.
@@ -419,7 +418,7 @@ def render_diff(
 
     if patch_format:
         patch = difflib.unified_diff(previous_lines, newest_lines)
-        return CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER.join(patch)
+        return "\n".join(patch)
 
     rendered_diff = customSequenceMatcher(
         before=previous_lines,
@@ -443,7 +442,7 @@ def render_diff(
                 result.extend(x)
             else:
                 result.append(x)
-        return CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER.join(result)
+        return "\n".join(result)
 
     return flatten(rendered_diff)
 
diff --git a/changedetectionio/notification/handler.py b/changedetectionio/notification/handler.py
index 90b336dcf..461c5b299 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/notification/handler.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/notification/handler.py
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ def apply_html_color_to_body(n_body: str):
     n_body = n_body.replace(CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_OPEN,
                             f'<span style="{HTML_CHANGED_INTO_STYLE}" role="note" aria-label="Changed into" title="Changed into">')
     n_body = n_body.replace(CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED, f'</span>')
-    n_body = n_body.replace('\n', f'{CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER}\n')
     return n_body
 
 def apply_discord_markdown_to_body(n_body):
diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/unit/test_notification_diff.py b/changedetectionio/tests/unit/test_notification_diff.py
index 71317463b..a03002172 100755
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/unit/test_notification_diff.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/unit/test_notification_diff.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from changedetectionio.diff import (
     CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_OPEN,
     CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED
 )
-from changedetectionio.notification_service import CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER
 
 
 # mostly
@@ -81,7 +80,7 @@ class TestDiffBuilder(unittest.TestCase):
                                   newest_version_file_contents=after,
                                   patch_format=True)
 
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
 
         output = output.split("\n")
 
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ Line 10"""
 
         # Test with no context
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, context_lines=0, word_diff=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = output.split("\n")
         # Should only show changed lines
         self.assertEqual(len([l for l in lines if l.strip()]), 2)  # Two changed lines
@@ -165,7 +164,7 @@ Line 10"""
 
         # Test with 1 line of context
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, context_lines=1, word_diff=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         # Should show changed lines + 1 line before and after each
         self.assertIn('Line 3', output)  # 1 line before first change
@@ -176,7 +175,7 @@ Line 10"""
 
         # Test with 2 lines of context
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, context_lines=2, word_diff=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         # Should show changed lines + 2 lines before and after each
         self.assertIn('Line 2', output)  # 2 lines before first change
@@ -197,9 +196,7 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # With include_equal=True, context_lines should be ignored
         output_with_context = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=True, context_lines=1)
-        output_with_context = output_with_context.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
         output_without_context = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=True, context_lines=0)
-        output_without_context = output_without_context.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
 
         # Both should show all lines
         self.assertIn('Line 1', output_with_context)
@@ -218,7 +215,7 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # With case-insensitive, should detect no changes
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, case_insensitive=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
 
         # Should be empty or minimal since texts are equal when ignoring case
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
@@ -231,7 +228,7 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # Case-insensitive should only detect the second line change
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, case_insensitive=True, word_diff=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
 
         # First line should not appear (same when ignoring case)
         self.assertNotIn('Hello', output)
@@ -248,7 +245,7 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # Case-insensitive should only highlight the price change
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, case_insensitive=True, word_diff=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
 
         # Inner spans show the changes within the line
         self.assertIn(CHANGED_PLACEMARKER_OPEN, output)
@@ -262,13 +259,13 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # Without ignore_junk, should detect whitespace changes
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=False)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         # Should show some difference (whitespace changes)
         self.assertTrue(len(output.strip()) > 0, "Should detect whitespace changes when ignore_junk=False")
 
         # With ignore_junk, should ignore whitespace-only changes
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         self.assertEqual(len(lines), 0, "Should ignore whitespace-only changes when ignore_junk=True")
 
@@ -279,14 +276,14 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # Without ignore_junk, should detect line change
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=False, ignore_junk=False)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         self.assertIn(f'{CHANGED_PLACEMARKER_OPEN}Hello  World{CHANGED_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED}', output)
         self.assertIn(f'{CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_OPEN}Hello World{CHANGED_INTO_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED}', output)
 
         # With ignore_junk enabled and word_diff disabled
         # When ignore_junk is enabled, whitespace is normalized at line level so lines match
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=False, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         # Lines should be treated as equal
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         self.assertEqual(len(lines), 0, "Should ignore whitespace differences at line level")
@@ -297,7 +294,7 @@ Line 4"""
         after = "The quick brown cat"
 
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         # Should still detect the word change (fox -> cat)
         self.assertIn(f'{REMOVED_PLACEMARKER_OPEN}fox{REMOVED_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED}', output)
         self.assertIn(f'{ADDED_PLACEMARKER_OPEN}cat{ADDED_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED}', output)
@@ -310,12 +307,12 @@ Line 4"""
 
         # Without ignore_junk, should detect difference
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=False)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         self.assertTrue(len(output.strip()) > 0, "Should detect tab vs space differences")
 
         # With ignore_junk, should ignore tab/space differences
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         self.assertEqual(len(lines), 0, "Should ignore tab vs space differences when ignore_junk=True")
 
@@ -325,7 +322,7 @@ Line 4"""
         after = "Value: 200 points"
 
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         # Should only highlight the actual value change
         self.assertIn(f'{REMOVED_PLACEMARKER_OPEN}100{REMOVED_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED}', output)
         self.assertIn(f'{ADDED_PLACEMARKER_OPEN}200{ADDED_PLACEMARKER_CLOSED}', output)
@@ -339,20 +336,20 @@ Line 4"""
         # Both enabled: should ignore case and whitespace
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True,
                                  case_insensitive=True, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         self.assertEqual(len(lines), 0, "Should ignore both case and whitespace differences")
 
         # Only case_insensitive: should detect whitespace changes
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True,
                                  case_insensitive=True, ignore_junk=False)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         self.assertTrue(len(output.strip()) > 0, "Should detect whitespace changes")
 
         # Only ignore_junk: should detect case changes
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True,
                                  case_insensitive=False, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         # Should detect case differences
         self.assertIn('QUICK', output)
         self.assertIn('quick', output)
@@ -375,7 +372,7 @@ Line 3 with tabs and spaces"""
 
         # With ignore_junk, should only show unchanged line when include_equal=True
         output = diff.render_diff(before, after, include_equal=False, word_diff=True, ignore_junk=True)
-        output = output.replace(CUSTOM_LINEBREAK_PLACEHOLDER, '\n')
+        
         lines = [l for l in output.split("\n") if l.strip()]
         # Should be empty since only whitespace changed
         self.assertEqual(len(lines), 0, "Should ignore whitespace changes across multiple lines")