diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 814afd2f..d091855e 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Package: AMR
-Version: 1.8.2.9087
+Version: 1.8.2.9088
 Date: 2023-01-07
 Title: Antimicrobial Resistance Data Analysis
 Description: Functions to simplify and standardise antimicrobial resistance (AMR)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index e79808e4..436c3797 100755
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# AMR 1.8.2.9087
+# AMR 1.8.2.9088
 
 *(this beta version will eventually become v2.0! We're happy to reach a new major milestone soon!)*
 
diff --git a/R/mo_matching_score.R b/R/mo_matching_score.R
index 78a48f7f..50da212e 100755
--- a/R/mo_matching_score.R
+++ b/R/mo_matching_score.R
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #' * \eqn{x} is the user input;
 #' * \eqn{n} is a taxonomic name (genus, species, and subspecies);
 #' * \eqn{l_n} is the length of \eqn{n};
-#' * \ifelse{html}{\out{<i>lev</i> is the 
 #' * \eqn{lev} is the [Levenshtein distance function](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance) (counting any insertion as 1, and any deletion or substitution as 2) that is needed to change \eqn{x} into \eqn{n};
 #' * \eqn{p_{n}} is the human pathogenic prevalence group of \eqn{n}, as described below;
 #' * \eqn{k_n} is the taxonomic kingdom of \eqn{n}, set as Bacteria = 1, Fungi = 2, Protozoa = 3, Archaea = 4, others = 5.
diff --git a/man/as.mo.Rd b/man/as.mo.Rd
index 6b69e3f4..9b6ba030 100644
--- a/man/as.mo.Rd
+++ b/man/as.mo.Rd
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ where:
 \item \eqn{x} is the user input;
 \item \eqn{n} is a taxonomic name (genus, species, and subspecies);
 \item \eqn{l_n} is the length of \eqn{n};
-\item \ifelse{html}{\out{\if{html}{\out{<i>}}lev\if{html}{\out{</i>}} is the
 \item \eqn{lev} is the \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance}{Levenshtein distance function} (counting any insertion as 1, and any deletion or substitution as 2) that is needed to change \eqn{x} into \eqn{n};
 \item \eqn{p_{n}} is the human pathogenic prevalence group of \eqn{n}, as described below;
 \item \eqn{k_n} is the taxonomic kingdom of \eqn{n}, set as Bacteria = 1, Fungi = 2, Protozoa = 3, Archaea = 4, others = 5.
diff --git a/man/mo_matching_score.Rd b/man/mo_matching_score.Rd
index 4e6cbc9c..5f8629a4 100644
--- a/man/mo_matching_score.Rd
+++ b/man/mo_matching_score.Rd
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ where:
 \item \eqn{x} is the user input;
 \item \eqn{n} is a taxonomic name (genus, species, and subspecies);
 \item \eqn{l_n} is the length of \eqn{n};
-\item \ifelse{html}{\out{\if{html}{\out{<i>}}lev\if{html}{\out{</i>}} is the
 \item \eqn{lev} is the \href{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance}{Levenshtein distance function} (counting any insertion as 1, and any deletion or substitution as 2) that is needed to change \eqn{x} into \eqn{n};
 \item \eqn{p_{n}} is the human pathogenic prevalence group of \eqn{n}, as described below;
 \item \eqn{k_n} is the taxonomic kingdom of \eqn{n}, set as Bacteria = 1, Fungi = 2, Protozoa = 3, Archaea = 4, others = 5.