diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionService.java
index 371fbb6e..1d97e674 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/redaction/service/EntityRedactionService.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -290,47 +289,13 @@ public class EntityRedactionService {
         String lowercaseInputString = searchableString.toLowerCase();
         for (DictionaryModel model : dictionary.getDictionaryModels()) {
             if (model.isCaseInsensitive()) {
-                found.addAll(find(lowercaseInputString, model.getValues(local), model.getType(), headline, sectionNumber, local));
+                found.addAll(EntitySearchUtils.find(lowercaseInputString, model.getValues(local), model.getType(), headline, sectionNumber, local));
             } else {
-                found.addAll(find(searchableString, model.getValues(local), model.getType(), headline, sectionNumber, local));
+                found.addAll(EntitySearchUtils.find(searchableString, model.getValues(local), model.getType(), headline, sectionNumber, local));
             }
         }
 
         return EntitySearchUtils.clearAndFindPositions(found, searchableText, dictionary);
-
-    }
-
-
-    private Set<Entity> find(String inputString, Set<String> values, String type, String headline, int sectionNumber,
-                             boolean local) {
-
-        Set<Entity> found = new HashSet<>();
-
-        for (String value : values) {
-
-            if (value.trim().length() <= 2) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            int startIndex;
-            int stopIndex = 0;
-            do {
-                startIndex = inputString.indexOf(value, stopIndex);
-                stopIndex = startIndex + value.length();
-
-                if (startIndex > -1 && (startIndex == 0 || Character.isWhitespace(inputString.charAt(startIndex - 1)) || isSeparator(inputString
-                        .charAt(startIndex - 1))) && (stopIndex == inputString.length() || isSeparator(inputString.charAt(stopIndex)))) {
-                    found.add(new Entity(inputString.substring(startIndex, stopIndex), type, startIndex, stopIndex, headline, sectionNumber, !local));
-                }
-            } while (startIndex > -1);
-        }
-        return found;
-    }
-
-
-    private boolean isSeparator(char c) {
-
-        return Character.isWhitespace(c) || Pattern.matches("\\p{Punct}", String.valueOf(c)) || c == '\"' || c == '‘' || c == '’';
     }
 
 
diff --git a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/visualization/service/AnnotationHighlightService.java b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/visualization/service/AnnotationHighlightService.java
index 1673bfa8..39e52c79 100644
--- a/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/visualization/service/AnnotationHighlightService.java
+++ b/redaction-service-v1/redaction-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/redaction/v1/server/visualization/service/AnnotationHighlightService.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class AnnotationHighlightService {
                         if (manualRemoval.getId().equals(entityPositionSequence.getId())) {
                             comments = manualRedactions.getComments().get(manualRemoval.getId());
                             String manualOverrideReason = null;
-                            if (manualRemoval.getStatus().equals(Status.APPROVED) && manualRemoval.isRemoveFromDictionary()) {
+                            if (manualRemoval.getStatus().equals(Status.APPROVED)) {
                                 entity.setRedaction(false);
                                 redactionLogEntry.setRedacted(false);
                                 redactionLogEntry.setStatus(Status.APPROVED);