diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-code-mark-order.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-code-mark-order.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d434311476..00000000000
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-code-mark-order.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-import { Editor } from '@tiptap/core'
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-import { encodeRawMarkdownHtmlForRichEditor } from './raw-markdown-html'
-import { createRichMarkdownExtensions } from './rich-markdown-extensions'
-import { createRichMarkdownEditorCodec } from './rich-markdown-source-transport'
-
-function roundTrip(source: string): string {
-  const codec = createRichMarkdownEditorCodec()
-  const editor = new Editor({
-    element: null,
-    extensions: createRichMarkdownExtensions({ codec }),
-    content: encodeRawMarkdownHtmlForRichEditor(source, codec),
-    contentType: 'markdown'
-  })
-  try {
-    return editor.getMarkdown().trimEnd()
-  } finally {
-    editor.destroy()
-  }
-}
-
-const NESTINGS = [
-  ['**`B93934206`**'],
-  ['`**B93934206**`'],
-  ['a **`x`** b'],
-  ['**bold `code` tail**'],
-  ['*italic `code`*'],
-  ['`**a**` and **`b`**'],
-  ['***`x`***'],
-  ['**`a`** and **b** and `c`']
-]
-
-describe('code mark ordering', () => {
-  it.each(NESTINGS)('preserves %j', (source) => {
-    expect(roundTrip(source)).toBe(source)
-  })
-
-  it.each(NESTINGS)('keeps %j stable across three cycles', (source) => {
-    let current = source
-    for (let cycle = 0; cycle < 3; cycle += 1) {
-      current = roundTrip(current)
-    }
-    expect(current).toBe(source)
-  })
-
-  it.each([
-    ['[`label`](https://example.com)'],
-    ['`code` and [`linked code`](http://x.com) and **bold**'],
-    ['[**bold link**](http://x.com)']
-  ])('leaves the linked code label %j unchanged', (source) => {
-    expect(roundTrip(source)).toBe(source)
-  })
-
-  it('keeps the two nestings distinct', () => {
-    expect(roundTrip('**`a`**')).not.toBe(roundTrip('`**a**`'))
-  })
-})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-extensions.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-extensions.ts
index 77efadd7513..d7fb73fdebe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-extensions.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/editor/rich-markdown-extensions.ts
@@ -48,11 +48,7 @@ const lowlight = createCachedLowlight(createLowlight(common))
 const RichMarkdownCode = Code.extend({
   // Why: Markdown supports linked code labels, so code cannot exclude the link
   // mark even though it should still stay exclusive with emphasis marks.
-  excludes: 'code bold italic strike underline',
-  // Why: ProseMirror ranks a text node's marks by schema order, which Tiptap takes
-  // from priority; code must outrank emphasis so **`x`** serializes with the
-  // asterisks outside the backticks.
-  priority: 200
+  excludes: 'code bold italic strike underline'
 })
 
 export function createRichMarkdownExtensions({