diff --git a/lib/formatters/latex.rb b/lib/formatters/latex.rb
index 929a174f..d3233aff 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/latex.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/latex.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def escape(text)
   end
 
   def escape_pre(text)
-    latex_esc(text)
+    text
   end
   
   def after_transform(text)
diff --git a/test/code.yml b/test/code.yml
index 85e9aefa..68f8314b 100644
--- a/test/code.yml
+++ b/test/code.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ name: escaping of existing entities in blockcode
 in: "bc. Math fact: 3 < 5 & 5 > 3 but £5 > $5.
 "
 html: "<pre><code>Math fact: 3 &amp;lt; 5 &amp;amp; 5 &amp;gt; 3 but &amp;pound;5 &amp;#62; $5.</code></pre>"
-latex: "\\begin{verbatim}\n\\begin{verbatim}Math fact: 3 \\&lt; 5 \\&amp; 5 \\&gt; 3 but \\&pound;5 \\&\\#62; \\$5. \\\\\\end{verbatim}\\end{verbatim}\n"
+latex: "\\begin{verbatim}\n\\begin{verbatim}Math fact: 3 &lt; 5 &amp; 5 &gt; 3 but &pound;5 &#62; $5.\\end{verbatim}\\end{verbatim}\n"
 ---
 name: no formatting within pre
 in: |-