diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/CreoleStripeSimpleParser.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/CreoleStripeSimpleParser.java
index f5bc6f18cf3..9780f12bb67 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/CreoleStripeSimpleParser.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/CreoleStripeSimpleParser.java
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ public class CreoleStripeSimpleParser {
 
 	public CreoleStripeSimpleParser(String line, CreoleContext creoleContext, FontConfiguration fontConfiguration,
 			ISkinSimple skinParam, CreoleMode mode) {
-		if (line.contains("" + BackSlash.hiddenNewLine()))
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(line);
+//		if (line.contains("" + BackSlash.hiddenNewLine()))
+//			throw new IllegalArgumentException(line);
 
 		this.fontConfiguration = fontConfiguration;
 		this.modeSimpleLine = mode;
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/StripeSimple.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/StripeSimple.java
index 9204d4cdb2b..137ea77eb89 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/StripeSimple.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/klimt/creole/legacy/StripeSimple.java
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ public void setActualFontConfiguration(FontConfiguration fontConfiguration) {
 	}
 
 	public void analyzeAndAdd(String line) {
-		if (Objects.requireNonNull(line).contains("" + BackSlash.hiddenNewLine()))
-			throw new IllegalArgumentException(line);
+//		if (Objects.requireNonNull(line).contains("" + BackSlash.hiddenNewLine()))
+//			throw new IllegalArgumentException(line);
 
 		line = CharHidder.hide(line);
 		if (style.getType() == StripeStyleType.HEADING) {