diff --git a/files/helpers/regex.py b/files/helpers/regex.py
index c15e29ade..b1c60514d 100644
--- a/files/helpers/regex.py
+++ b/files/helpers/regex.py
@@ -123,8 +123,6 @@ def sub_matcher(match:re.Match, upper=False, replace_with:Union[dict[str, str],
 		return match_str
 	else:
 		repl = replace_with[match_str.lower()]
-		if not isinstance(repl, str):
-			repl = random.choice(repl)
 		return repl if not upper or "<img" in repl else repl.upper()
 
 def sub_matcher_upper(match, replace_with:Union[dict[str, str], dict[str, List[str]]]=SLURS):