diff --git a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
index 67742f8a3..09db45d44 100644
--- a/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
+++ b/source/ide/ide_methods.bas
@@ -12914,10 +12914,6 @@ SUB ideshowtext
                                     (UCASE$(LEFT$(LTRIM$(a2$), 3)) = "$IF" OR _
                                     UCASE$(LEFT$(LTRIM$(a2$), 7)) = "$ELSEIF") THEN
                                 metacommand = -1
-                            ELSEIF checkKeyword$ = "$ASSERTS" THEN
-                                IF UCASE$(_TRIM$(a2$)) = "$ASSERTS:CONSOLE" THEN
-                                    checkKeyword$ = "$ASSERTS:CONSOLE"
-                                END IF
                             END IF
                             isKeyword = LEN(checkKeyword$)
                         ELSEIF INSTR(listOfCustomKeywords$, "@" + removesymbol2$(checkKeyword$) + "@") > 0 THEN
diff --git a/source/qb64pe.bas b/source/qb64pe.bas
index 06c2f336e..8d579823d 100644
--- a/source/qb64pe.bas
+++ b/source/qb64pe.bas
@@ -3025,7 +3025,6 @@ DO
             layoutdone = 1
             GOTO finishednonexec
         END IF
-
         IF a3u$ = "$COLOR:32" THEN
             layout$ = SCase$("$Color:32")
             IF qb64prefix_set THEN
@@ -3049,7 +3048,6 @@ DO
             addWarning linenumber, inclevel, inclinenumber(inclevel), incname$(inclevel), "Deprecated feature", "$VirtualKeyboard"
             GOTO finishednonexec
         END IF
-
         IF a3u$ = "$VIRTUALKEYBOARD:OFF" THEN
             'Deprecated; does nothing.
             layout$ = SCase$("$VirtualKeyboard:Off")
@@ -3073,7 +3071,6 @@ DO
             END IF
             GOTO finishednonexec
         END IF
-
         IF a3u$ = "$CHECKING:ON" THEN
             layout$ = SCase$("$Checking:On")
             NoChecks = 0
@@ -3085,7 +3082,6 @@ DO
             Console = 1
             GOTO finishednonexec
         END IF
-
         IF a3u$ = "$CONSOLE:ONLY" THEN
             layout$ = SCase$("$Console:Only")
             DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_CONSOLE_ONLY) = DEPENDENCY(DEPENDENCY_CONSOLE_ONLY) OR 1
@@ -3105,7 +3101,6 @@ DO
             Asserts = 1
             GOTO finishednonexec
         END IF
-
         IF a3u$ = "$ASSERTS:CONSOLE" THEN
             layout$ = SCase$("$Asserts:Console")
             Asserts = 1
@@ -3134,7 +3129,6 @@ DO
             Resize = 1: Resize_Scale = 0
             GOTO finishednonexec
         END IF
-
         IF a3u$ = "$RESIZE:STRETCH" THEN
             layout$ = SCase$("$Resize:Stretch")
             Resize = 1: Resize_Scale = 1
diff --git a/source/subs_functions/syntax_highlighter_list.bas b/source/subs_functions/syntax_highlighter_list.bas
index b94f6b311..30ed41c8e 100644
--- a/source/subs_functions/syntax_highlighter_list.bas
+++ b/source/subs_functions/syntax_highlighter_list.bas
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_ERRORLINE@_ERRORMESSAGE$@_EXIT@_EXPLICIT@_
 listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_GLCOPYTEXSUBIMAGE2D@_GLCULLFACE@_GLDELETELISTS@_GLDELETETEXTURES@_GLDEPTHFUNC@_GLDEPTHMASK@_GLDEPTHRANGE@_GLDISABLE@_GLDISABLECLIENTSTATE@_GLDRAWARRAYS@_GLDRAWBUFFER@_GLDRAWELEMENTS@_GLDRAWPIXELS@_GLEDGEFLAG@_GLEDGEFLAGPOINTER@_GLEDGEFLAGV@_GLENABLE@_GLENABLECLIENTSTATE@_GLEND@_GLENDLIST@_GLEVALCOORD1D@_GLEVALCOORD1DV@_GLEVALCOORD1F@_GLEVALCOORD1FV@_GLEVALCOORD2D@_GLEVALCOORD2DV@_GLEVALCOORD2F@_GLEVALCOORD2FV@_GLEVALMESH1@_GLEVALMESH2@_GLEVALPOINT1@_GLEVALPOINT2@_GLFEEDBACKBUFFER@_GLFINISH@_GLFLUSH@_GLFOGF@_GLFOGFV@_GLFOGI@_GLFOGIV@_GLFRONTFACE@_GLFRUSTUM@_GLGENLISTS@_GLGENTEXTURES@_GLGETBOOLEANV@_GLGETCLIPPLANE@_GLGETDOUBLEV@_GLGETERROR@_GLGETFLOATV@_GLGETINTEGERV@_GLGETLIGHTFV@_GLGETLIGHTIV@_GLGETMAPDV@_GLGETMAPFV@_GLGETMAPIV@_GLGETMATERIALFV@_GLGETMATERIALIV@_GLGETPIXELMAPFV@_GLGETPIXELMAPUIV@_GLGETPIXELMAPUSV@_GLGETPOINTERV@_GLGETPOLYGONSTIPPLE@_GLGETSTRING@_GLGETTEXENVFV@_GLGETTEXENVIV@_GLGETTEXGENDV@_GLGETTEXGENFV@_GLGETTEXGENIV@_GLGETTEXIMAGE@_GLGETTEXLEVELPARAMETERFV@_GLGETTEXLEVELPARAMETERIV@_GLGETTEXPARAMETERFV@_GLGETTEXPARAMETERIV@_GLHINT@_GLINDEXMASK@_GLINDEXPOINTER@_GLINDEXD@_GLINDEXDV@_GLINDEXF@_GLINDEXFV@_GLINDEXI@_GLINDEXIV@_GLINDEXS@_GLINDEXSV@_GLINDEXUB@_GLINDEXUBV@_GLINITNAMES@_GLINTERLEAVEDARRAYS@_GLISENABLED@_GLISLIST@_GLISTEXTURE@_GLLIGHTMODELF@_GLLIGHTMODELFV@_GLLIGHTMODELI@_GLLIGHTMODELIV@_GLLIGHTF@_GLLIGHTFV@_GLLIGHTI@_GLLIGHTIV@_GLLINESTIPPLE@_GLLINEWIDTH@_GLLISTBASE@_GLLOADIDENTITY@_GLLOADMATRIXD@_GLLOADMATRIXF@_GLLOADNAME@_GLLOGICOP@_GLMAP1D@_GLMAP1F@_GLMAP2D@_GLMAP2F@_GLMAPGRID1D@_GLMAPGRID1F@_GLMAPGRID2D@_GLMAPGRID2F@_GLMATERIALF@_GLMATERIALFV@_GLMATERIALI@_GLMATERIALIV@_GLMATRIXMODE@_GLMULTMATRIXD@_GLMULTMATRIXF@_GLNEWLIST@_GLNORMAL3B@_GLNORMAL3BV@_GLNORMAL3D@_GLNORMAL3DV@_GLNORMAL3F@_GLNORMAL3FV@_GLNORMAL3I@_GLNORMAL3IV@_GLNORMAL3S@_GLNORMAL3SV@_GLNORMALPOINTER@_GLORTHO@_GLPASSTHROUGH@_GLPIXELMAPFV@_GLPIXELMAPUIV@_GLPIXELMAPUSV@_GLPIXELSTOREF@_GLPIXELSTOREI@_GLPIXELTRANSFERF@_GLPIXELTRANSFERI@_GLPIXELZOOM@_GLPOINTSIZE@_GLPOLYGONMODE@_GLPOLYGONOFFSET@_GLPOLYGONSTIPPLE@"
 listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_GLPOPATTRIB@_GLPOPCLIENTATTRIB@_GLPOPMATRIX@_GLPOPNAME@_GLPRIORITIZETEXTURES@_GLPUSHATTRIB@_GLPUSHCLIENTATTRIB@_GLPUSHMATRIX@_GLPUSHNAME@_GLRASTERPOS2D@_GLRASTERPOS2DV@_GLRASTERPOS2F@_GLRASTERPOS2FV@_GLRASTERPOS2I@_GLRASTERPOS2IV@_GLRASTERPOS2S@_GLRASTERPOS2SV@_GLRASTERPOS3D@_GLRASTERPOS3DV@_GLRASTERPOS3F@_GLRASTERPOS3FV@_GLRASTERPOS3I@_GLRASTERPOS3IV@_GLRASTERPOS3S@_GLRASTERPOS3SV@_GLRASTERPOS4D@_GLRASTERPOS4DV@_GLRASTERPOS4F@_GLRASTERPOS4FV@_GLRASTERPOS4I@_GLRASTERPOS4IV@_GLRASTERPOS4S@_GLRASTERPOS4SV@_GLREADBUFFER@_GLREADPIXELS@_GLRECTD@_GLRECTDV@_GLRECTF@_GLRECTFV@_GLRECTI@_GLRECTIV@_GLRECTS@_GLRECTSV@_GLRENDERMODE@_GLROTATED@_GLROTATEF@_GLSCALED@_GLSCALEF@_GLSCISSOR@_GLSELECTBUFFER@_GLSHADEMODEL@_GLSTENCILFUNC@_GLSTENCILMASK@_GLSTENCILOP@_GLTEXCOORD1D@_GLTEXCOORD1DV@_GLTEXCOORD1F@_GLTEXCOORD1FV@_GLTEXCOORD1I@_GLTEXCOORD1IV@_GLTEXCOORD1S@_GLTEXCOORD1SV@_GLTEXCOORD2D@_GLTEXCOORD2DV@_GLTEXCOORD2F@_GLTEXCOORD2FV@_GLTEXCOORD2I@_GLTEXCOORD2IV@_GLTEXCOORD2S@_GLTEXCOORD2SV@_GLTEXCOORD3D@_GLTEXCOORD3DV@_GLTEXCOORD3F@_GLTEXCOORD3FV@_GLTEXCOORD3I@_GLTEXCOORD3IV@_GLTEXCOORD3S@_GLTEXCOORD3SV@_GLTEXCOORD4D@_GLTEXCOORD4DV@_GLTEXCOORD4F@_GLTEXCOORD4FV@_GLTEXCOORD4I@_GLTEXCOORD4IV@_GLTEXCOORD4S@_GLTEXCOORD4SV@_GLTEXCOORDPOINTER@_GLTEXENVF@_GLTEXENVFV@_GLTEXENVI@_GLTEXENVIV@_GLTEXGEND@_GLTEXGENDV@_GLTEXGENF@_GLTEXGENFV@_GLTEXGENI@_GLTEXGENIV@_GLTEXIMAGE1D@_GLTEXIMAGE2D@_GLTEXPARAMETERF@_GLTEXPARAMETERFV@_GLTEXPARAMETERI@_GLTEXPARAMETERIV@_GLTEXSUBIMAGE1D@_GLTEXSUBIMAGE2D@_GLTRANSLATED@_GLTRANSLATEF@_GLVERTEX2D@_GLVERTEX2DV@_GLVERTEX2F@_GLVERTEX2FV@_GLVERTEX2I@_GLVERTEX2IV@_GLVERTEX2S@_GLVERTEX2SV@_GLVERTEX3D@_GLVERTEX3DV@_GLVERTEX3F@_GLVERTEX3FV@_GLVERTEX3I@_GLVERTEX3IV@_GLVERTEX3S@_GLVERTEX3SV@_GLVERTEX4D@_GLVERTEX4DV@_GLVERTEX4F@_GLVERTEX4FV@_GLVERTEX4I@_GLVERTEX4IV@_GLVERTEX4S@_GLVERTEX4SV@_GLVERTEXPOINTER@_GLVIEWPORT@SMOOTH@STRETCH@_ANTICLOCKWISE@_BEHIND@_CLEAR@_FILLBACKGROUND@_GLUPERSPECTIVE@_HARDWARE@_HARDWARE1@_KEEPBACKGROUND@_NONE@_OFF@_ONLY@_ONLYBACKGROUND@_ONTOP@_SEAMLESS@_SMOOTH@_SMOOTHSHRUNK@_SMOOTHSTRETCHED@"
 listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_SOFTWARE@_SQUAREPIXELS@_STRETCH@_ALLOWFULLSCREEN@_ALL@_ECHO@_INSTRREV@_TRIM$@_ACCEPTFILEDROP@_FINISHDROP@_TOTALDROPPEDFILES@_DROPPEDFILE@_DROPPEDFILE$@_SHR@_SHL@_ROR@_ROL@"
-listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_DEFLATE$@_INFLATE$@_READBIT@_RESETBIT@_SETBIT@_TOGGLEBIT@$ASSERTS@_ASSERT@_CAPSLOCK@_NUMLOCK@_SCROLLLOCK@_TOGGLE@_CONSOLEFONT@_CONSOLECURSOR@_CONSOLEINPUT@_CINP@$NOPREFIX@$COLOR@$DEBUG@$EMBED@_EMBEDDED$@_ENVIRONCOUNT@$UNSTABLE@$MIDISOUNDFONT@"
+listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_DEFLATE$@_INFLATE$@_READBIT@_RESETBIT@_SETBIT@_TOGGLEBIT@$ASSERTS@CONSOLE@_ASSERT@_CAPSLOCK@_NUMLOCK@_SCROLLLOCK@_TOGGLE@_CONSOLEFONT@_CONSOLECURSOR@_CONSOLEINPUT@_CINP@$NOPREFIX@$COLOR@$DEBUG@$EMBED@_EMBEDDED$@_ENVIRONCOUNT@$UNSTABLE@$MIDISOUNDFONT@"
 listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_NOTIFYPOPUP@_MESSAGEBOX@_INPUTBOX$@_SELECTFOLDERDIALOG$@_COLORCHOOSERDIALOG@_OPENFILEDIALOG$@_SAVEFILEDIALOG$@_SAVEIMAGE@_FILES$@_FULLPATH$@"
 listOfKeywords$ = listOfKeywords$ + "_STATUSCODE@_SNDNEW@_SCALEDWIDTH@_SCALEDHEIGHT@_UFONTHEIGHT@_UPRINTWIDTH@_ULINESPACING@_UPRINTSTRING@_UCHARPOS@"