diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MenuEntry.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MenuEntry.java
index d554f91043..6eabb6679b 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MenuEntry.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/MenuEntry.java
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@
  */
 package net.runelite.api;
 
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
 
 /**
@@ -83,4 +86,18 @@ public class MenuEntry
 			src.isForceLeftClick()
 		);
 	}
+
+	private static final Matcher TAG_REGEXP = Pattern.compile("<[^>]*>").matcher("");
+
+	@Getter(lazy = true)
+	private final String standardizedOption = standardize(option);
+	@Getter(lazy = true)
+	private final String standardizedTarget = standardize(LEVEL_MATCHER.reset(target).replaceAll(""));
+
+	public String standardize(String string)
+	{
+		return TAG_REGEXP.reset(string).replaceAll("").replace('\u00A0', ' ').trim();
+	}
+
+	private static final Matcher LEVEL_MATCHER = Pattern.compile("\\(level-[0-9]*\\)").matcher("");
 }
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/BaseComparableEntry.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/BaseComparableEntry.java
index 7082915fa4..472c27abfc 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/BaseComparableEntry.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/BaseComparableEntry.java
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import joptsimple.internal.Strings;
 import lombok.EqualsAndHashCode;
 import net.runelite.api.MenuEntry;
-import static net.runelite.client.menus.MenuManager.LEVEL_PATTERN;
 import net.runelite.client.util.Text;
 
 @EqualsAndHashCode(callSuper = true)
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ public class BaseComparableEntry extends AbstractComparableEntry
 
 	public boolean matches(@Nonnull MenuEntry entry)
 	{
-		String opt = Text.standardize(entry.getOption());
+		String opt = entry.getStandardizedOption();
 
 		if (strictOption && !opt.equals(option) || !strictOption && !opt.contains(option))
 		{
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ public class BaseComparableEntry extends AbstractComparableEntry
 
 		if (strictTarget || !Strings.isNullOrEmpty(target))
 		{
-			String tgt = Text.standardize(LEVEL_PATTERN.matcher(entry.getTarget()).replaceAll(""));
+			String tgt = entry.getStandardizedTarget();
 
 			if (strictTarget && !tgt.equals(target) || !strictTarget && !tgt.contains(target))
 			{
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/MenuManager.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/MenuManager.java
index cd87259710..ebd2e52075 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/MenuManager.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/menus/MenuManager.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
-import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ public class MenuManager
 	 */
 	private static final int IDX_LOWER = 4;
 	private static final int IDX_UPPER = 8;
-	static final Pattern LEVEL_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\(level-[0-9]*\\)");
 
 	private final Client client;
 	private final EventBus eventBus;
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
index 48a5b8b576..505441f293 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/util/Text.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import com.google.common.base.Joiner;
 import com.google.common.base.Splitter;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ import org.apache.commons.text.WordUtils;
  */
 public class Text
 {
-	private static final Pattern TAG_REGEXP = Pattern.compile("<[^>]*>");
+	private static final Matcher TAG_REGEXP = Pattern.compile("<[^>]*>").matcher("");
 	private static final Splitter COMMA_SPLITTER = Splitter
 		.on(",")
 		.omitEmptyStrings()
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ public class Text
 	 */
 	public static String removeTags(String str)
 	{
-		return TAG_REGEXP.matcher(str).replaceAll("");
+		return TAG_REGEXP.reset(str).replaceAll("");
 	}
 
 	/**