diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 314fb10..d3a6f44 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ let gemtext = md2gemtext::convert("some markdown")?;
 - paragraphs get empty lines between them, because i think that looks better
 - block quotes get turned into quotes
 - lists get turned into lists ("loose lists" probably misbehave, nested lists *definitely* misbehave, numbering is not preserved)
-- `code spans` turn into `\`code spans\``
-- *italics* turn into `_italics_`
-- **bold** turns into `**bold**`
-- ~~strikethrough~~ turns into `~~strikethrough~~`
+- `` `markdown code spans` `` turn into `` `code spans` ``
+- `*markdown italics*` turn into `_italics_`
+- `**markdown bold**` turns into `**bold**`
 - `a [link](a://url) with context` turns into `a link with context` followed by `=> a://url link`
 - `an ![inline](a://url) image` turns into `an [image: inline] image` followed by `=> a://url [image: inline]`
 - if a link or image is its own paragraph, it becomes just the gemtext link, to not be redundant
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index f989cf0..7b3eabe 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@ use pulldown_cmark as md;
 /// Will panic if gemtext::render somehow produces invalid UTF-8.
 /// Since gemtext::render only produces valid UTF-8, this should never happen.
 pub fn convert(markdown_text: &str) -> String {
-    let mut options = md::Options::empty();
-    options.insert(md::Options::ENABLE_STRIKETHROUGH);
-    let parser = md::Parser::new_ext(markdown_text, options);
+    let parser = md::Parser::new_ext(markdown_text, md::Options::empty());
     let mut state = State::new();
 
     for event in parser {
@@ -28,7 +26,7 @@ pub fn convert(markdown_text: &str) -> String {
             md::Event::Start(md::Tag::TableCell) => unimplemented!("tables disabled"),
             md::Event::Start(md::Tag::Emphasis) => state.toggle_emphasis(),
             md::Event::Start(md::Tag::Strong) => state.toggle_strong(),
-            md::Event::Start(md::Tag::Strikethrough) => state.toggle_strikethrough(),
+            md::Event::Start(md::Tag::Strikethrough) => unimplemented!("strikethrough disabled"),
             md::Event::Start(md::Tag::Link(_, _, _)) => state.start_link(),
             md::Event::Start(md::Tag::Image(_, _, _)) => state.start_image(),
 
@@ -45,7 +43,7 @@ pub fn convert(markdown_text: &str) -> String {
             md::Event::End(md::Tag::TableCell) => unimplemented!("tables disabled"),
             md::Event::End(md::Tag::Emphasis) => state.toggle_emphasis(),
             md::Event::End(md::Tag::Strong) => state.toggle_strong(),
-            md::Event::End(md::Tag::Strikethrough) => state.toggle_strikethrough(),
+            md::Event::End(md::Tag::Strikethrough) => unimplemented!("strikethrough disabled"),
             md::Event::End(md::Tag::Link(_, href, _)) => state.end_link(&href),
             md::Event::End(md::Tag::Image(_, src, _)) => state.end_image(&src),
 
@@ -152,10 +150,6 @@ impl State {
         self.add_text("**");
     }
 
-    fn toggle_strikethrough(&mut self) {
-        self.add_text("~~");
-    }
-
     fn start_link(&mut self) {
         self.link_text_stack.push(String::new());
     }