diff --git a/src/spell.c b/src/spell.c
index ef06ab3..1f4c60e 100644
--- a/src/spell.c
+++ b/src/spell.c
@@ -3942,13 +3942,10 @@
 	}
     }
 
-    if (do_region && region_names != NULL)
+    if (do_region && region_names != NULL && pat == NULL)
     {
-	if (pat == NULL)
-	{
-	    vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, "/regions=%s", region_names);
-	    ml_append(lnum++, IObuff, (colnr_T)0, FALSE);
-	}
+	vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE, "/regions=%s", region_names);
+	ml_append(lnum++, IObuff, (colnr_T)0, FALSE);
     }
     else
 	do_region = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_spell.vim b/src/testdir/test_spell.vim
index 3f7b028..9eecb1e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_spell.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_spell.vim
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@
   call assert_equal(['theater'], getline(1, '$'))
   set spelllang=en_gb
   call feedkeys("Stheat\<c-x>\<c-k>\<esc>", 'tnx')
-  " FIXME: commented out, expected theatre bug got theater. See issue #7025.
-  " call assert_equal(['theatre'], getline(1, '$'))
+  call assert_equal(['theatre'], getline(1, '$'))
 
   bwipe!
   set spell& spelllang& dictionary& ignorecase&
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d5d1855..a1cda69 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1718,
+/**/
     1717,
 /**/
     1716,