diff --git a/crates/owlen-core/src/formatting.rs b/crates/owlen-core/src/formatting.rs
index 910dd40..045d838 100644
--- a/crates/owlen-core/src/formatting.rs
+++ b/crates/owlen-core/src/formatting.rs
@@ -36,50 +36,6 @@ impl MessageFormatter {
     }
 
     pub fn format_message(&self, message: &Message) -> Vec<String> {
-        // 1) Normalize line breaks to '\n' (handles CR, NEL, LS, PS)
-        let normalized: String = message
-            .content
-            .chars()
-            .map(|ch| match ch {
-                '\r' | '\u{0085}' | '\u{2028}' | '\u{2029}' => '\n',
-                _ => ch,
-            })
-            .collect();
-
-        // 2) Collapse: remove whitespace-only lines; keep exactly one '\n' between content lines
-        let mut content = normalized
-            .split('\n')
-            .map(|l| l.trim_end()) // trim trailing spaces per line
-            .filter(|l| !l.trim().is_empty()) // drop blank/whitespace-only lines
-            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
-            .join("\n")
-            .trim() // trim leading/trailing whitespace
-            .to_string();
-
-        if content.is_empty() && self.preserve_empty_lines {
-            content.push(' ');
-        }
-
-        // 3) Wrap
-        let options = Options::new(self.wrap_width)
-            .break_words(true)
-            .word_separator(textwrap::WordSeparator::UnicodeBreakProperties);
-
-        // 4) Post: rtrim each visual line; drop any whitespace-only lines
-        let mut lines: Vec<String> = wrap(&content, &options)
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(|s| s.trim_end().to_string())
-            .filter(|s| !s.trim().is_empty())
-            .collect();
-
-        // 5) Belt & suspenders: remove leading/trailing blanks if any survived
-        while lines.first().map_or(false, |s| s.trim().is_empty()) {
-            lines.remove(0);
-        }
-        while lines.last().map_or(false, |s| s.trim().is_empty()) {
-            lines.pop();
-        }
-
-        lines
+        message.content.trim().lines().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect()
     }
 }