diff --git a/ini/stringify.ts b/ini/stringify.ts
index 5a698a0e4..edd47da71 100644
--- a/ini/stringify.ts
+++ b/ini/stringify.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 // Copyright 2018-2024 the Deno authors. All rights reserved. MIT license.
 // This module is browser compatible.
 
-import {
-  type FormattingOptions,
-  IniMap,
-  type ReplacerFunction,
-} from "./_ini_map.ts";
+import { IniMap, type ReplacerFunction } from "./_ini_map.ts";
 
 /** Options for {@linkcode stringify}. */
-export interface StringifyOptions extends FormattingOptions {
+export interface StringifyOptions {
+  /**
+   * Character(s) used to break lines in the config file.
+   *
+   * @default {"\n"}
+   */
+  lineBreak?: "\n" | "\r\n" | "\r";
+  /**
+   * Use a plain assignment char or pad with spaces.
+   *
+   * @default {false}
+   */
+  pretty?: boolean;
   /**
    * Provide custom string conversion for the value in a key/value pair.
    * Similar to the
@@ -18,7 +26,7 @@ export interface StringifyOptions extends FormattingOptions {
   replacer?: ReplacerFunction;
 }
 
-export type { FormattingOptions, ReplacerFunction };
+export type { ReplacerFunction };
 
 /**
  * Compile an object into an INI config string. Provide formatting options to modify the output.
diff --git a/ini/stringify_test.ts b/ini/stringify_test.ts
index 8a4ca87da..34af0070c 100644
--- a/ini/stringify_test.ts
+++ b/ini/stringify_test.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ Deno.test({
   fn() {
     assertValidStringify({ a: "b" }, `a=b`);
     assertValidStringify({ a: "b" }, `a = b`, { pretty: true });
-    assertValidStringify({ a: "b" }, `a : b`, {
-      assignment: ":",
-      pretty: true,
-    });
     assertValidStringify(
       { a: "b", section: { c: "d" }, e: "f" },
       `a=b\ne=f\n[section]\nc=d`,