diff --git a/src/main/java/net/imagej/legacy/plugin/MacroAutoCompletionProvider.java b/src/main/java/net/imagej/legacy/plugin/MacroAutoCompletionProvider.java
index 533724f1d..080165278 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/imagej/legacy/plugin/MacroAutoCompletionProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/imagej/legacy/plugin/MacroAutoCompletionProvider.java
@@ -236,6 +236,10 @@ private BasicCompletion makeListEntry(
 			headline = headline.substring(0, headline.length() - 2);
 		}
 
+		if (headline.endsWith("\n")) {
+			headline = headline.substring(0, headline.length() - 1);
+		}
+		
 		return new BasicCompletion(provider, headline, null, description);
 	}