diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index 26ccd2e3c..6d94db13f 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 Release History
 ---------------
+0.4.4 (2022-09-14)
+++++++++++++++++++
+- DEV-1807: fix `text` property of CT_IR and CT_DR
+
 0.4.3 (2022-05-13)
 ++++++++++++++++++
 - DEV-1907: remove self-added `br` property from CT_R
diff --git a/dist/python_docx-0.4.4-py3-none-any.whl b/dist/python_docx-0.4.4-py3-none-any.whl
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diff --git a/dist/python_docx-0.4.4rc1-py3-none-any.whl b/dist/python_docx-0.4.4rc1-py3-none-any.whl
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diff --git a/docx/__init__.py b/docx/__init__.py
index 634a80b57..1831f126f 100644
--- a/docx/__init__.py
+++ b/docx/__init__.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from docx.api import Document  # noqa
 
-__version__ = "0.4.3"
+__version__ = "0.4.4"
 
 
 # register custom Part classes with opc package reader
diff --git a/docx/oxml/text/delrun.py b/docx/oxml/text/delrun.py
index 345e96254..9f897ca44 100644
--- a/docx/oxml/text/delrun.py
+++ b/docx/oxml/text/delrun.py
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@
 from ..simpletypes import ST_BrClear, ST_BrType
 from ..xmlchemy import (BaseOxmlElement, OptionalAttribute, ZeroOrMore, ZeroOrOne)
 
+
 class CT_DR(BaseOxmlElement):
     """
     ``<w:del>`` element, containing the properties and text for a delete run.
     """
     r = ZeroOrMore('w:r')
-    def add_dt(self,text):
+
+    def add_dt(self, text):
         """
         Return a newly added ''<w:delText>'' element containing *text*.
         """
@@ -37,13 +39,8 @@ def text(self):
         """
         text = ''
         for child in self:
-            if child.tag == qn('w:delText'):
-                t_text = child.text
-                text += t_text if t_text is not None else ''
-            elif child.tag == qn('w:tab'):
-                text += '\t'
-            elif child.tag in (qn('w:br'), qn('w:cr')):
-                text += '\n'
+            if child.tag == qn("w:r"):
+                text += child.text
         return text
 
     @text.setter
diff --git a/docx/oxml/text/insrun.py b/docx/oxml/text/insrun.py
index f3707d112..4b65d001b 100644
--- a/docx/oxml/text/insrun.py
+++ b/docx/oxml/text/insrun.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class CT_IR(BaseOxmlElement):
     ``<w:ins>`` element, containing the properties and text for a insert run.
     """
     r = ZeroOrMore('w:r')
+
     def add_t(self,text):
         """
         Return a newly added ''<w:t>'' element containing *text*.
@@ -39,13 +40,8 @@ def text(self):
         """
         text = ''
         for child in self:
-            if child.tag == qn('w:t'):
-                t_text = child.text
-                text += t_text if t_text is not None else ''
-            elif child.tag == qn('w:tab'):
-                text += '\t'
-            elif child.tag in (qn('w:br'), qn('w:cr')):
-                text += '\n'
+            if child.tag == qn('w:r'):
+                text += child.text
         return text
 
     @text.setter
@@ -65,6 +61,7 @@ def rpr(self):
     @rpr.setter
     def rpr(self, value):
         self.copy_rpr(value)
+
     @property
     def style(self):
         """