diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/TextNormalizationUtilitiesTest.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/test/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/utils/TextNormalizationUtilitiesTest.java
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+package com.iqser.red.service.redaction.v1.server.redaction.utils;
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class TextNormalizationUtilitiesTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testHyphenRemoval() {
+
+        String test = "Without these peo-\nple, this conference would not happen";
+        Assertions.assertThat(TextNormalizationUtilities.removeHyphenLineBreaks(test))
+                .contains("\npeople");
+
+        test = "Die\t\nFreiwillige\t Versicherung\t endet\t zudem\t für\t den\t ein\u00AD\nzelnen\tVersicherten\tmit\tder\tAufhebung\tdes\tVertra-\nges,\t seiner\t Unterstellung\t unter\t die\t obligatorische\t\nVersicherung\t oder\t seinem\t Ausschluss.";
+        Assertions.assertThat(TextNormalizationUtilities.removeHyphenLineBreaks(test))
+                .contains("\neinzelnen", "\nVertrages");
+
+    }
+
+}