1 files changed, 1 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/arabluatex.lua b/arabluatex.lua
index f6110f9..32b3ac7 100644
--- a/arabluatex.lua
+++ b/arabluatex.lua
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ end
 -- arabluatex.  'albrkcmds' is what is set by default.  'brkcmds' is
 -- what may be set in the preamble as argument of \MkArbBreak{}
 local albrkcmds = {
+   "item",
    "Footnote",
    "Marginpar",
    "edtext",
@@ -99,13 +100,6 @@ local function breakcmd(str)
          str = gsub(str, dblbkslash * lpeg.Cs(brkcmds[i]) * cmdargs, "}%1%2%3\\arb{")
       end
    end
-   -- process \item[], then \item
-   str = string.gsub(str, "\\(item.?)(%b[])",
-          function(tag, body)
-          body = string.sub(body, 2, -2)
-          return string.format("}\\item[\\arb{%s}] \\arb{", body)
-        end)
-   str = string.gsub(str, "(\\item)(%s+)", "%1{}%2")
    -- \RL
    str = string.gsub(str, "\\(RL.-)(%b{})",
                 function(tag, body)