diff --git a/apprise/plugins/telegram.py b/apprise/plugins/telegram.py
index c224f479..9df4a81e 100644
--- a/apprise/plugins/telegram.py
+++ b/apprise/plugins/telegram.py
@@ -307,19 +307,6 @@ class NotifyTelegram(NotifyBase):
             " -",
             {},
         ),
-        # convert pre tags to code (supported by Telegram)
-        (
-            re.compile(r"<\s*pre([^a-z0-9>][^>]*)?>", (re.I | re.M | re.S)),
-            "{}<code>",
-            {"html": "\r\n"},
-        ),
-        (
-            re.compile(
-                r"<\s*/\s*pre([^a-z0-9>][^>]*)?>", (re.I | re.M | re.S)
-            ),
-            "</code>{}",
-            {"html": "\r\n"},
-        ),
         # New Lines
         (
             re.compile(
diff --git a/tests/test_plugin_telegram.py b/tests/test_plugin_telegram.py
index 5dd1eabb..693b6224 100644
--- a/tests/test_plugin_telegram.py
+++ b/tests/test_plugin_telegram.py
@@ -1404,7 +1404,8 @@ def test_plugin_telegram_html_formatting(mock_post):
         == "\r\n<b>Bootstrap 101 Template</b>\r\n<b>My Title</b>\r\n"
         "<b>Heading 1</b>\r\n-Bullet 1\r\n-Bullet 2\r\n-Bullet 3\r\n"
         "-Bullet 1\r\n-Bullet 2\r\n-Bullet 3\r\n<b>Heading 2</b>\r\n"
-        "A div entry\r\nA div entry\r\n<code>A pre entry</code>\r\n"
+        "A div entry\r\nA div entry\r\n"
+        "<pre><code class=\"language-python\">print('hello')</code></pre>\r\n"
         "<b>Heading 3</b>\r\n<b>Heading 4</b>\r\n<b>Heading 5</b>\r\n"
         "<b>Heading 6</b>\r\nA set of text\r\n"
         "Another line after the set of text\r\nMore text\r\nlabel"
diff --git a/tests/var/01_test_example.html b/tests/var/01_test_example.html
index 07891255..85167984 100644
--- a/tests/var/01_test_example.html
+++ b/tests/var/01_test_example.html
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@
       <div>A div entry</div>
       <p>
         <span>A div entry</span>
-        <pre>A pre entry</pre>
       </p>
 
+      <pre><code class="language-python">print('hello')</code></pre>
+
       <h3>Heading 3</h3>
       <h4>Heading 4</h4>
       <h5>Heading 5</h5>