diff --git a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
index 130cc86e0..726544a05 100644
--- a/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
+++ b/browser/components/CodeEditor.js
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ export default class CodeEditor extends React.Component {
       foldGutter: true,
       gutters: ['CodeMirror-linenumbers', 'CodeMirror-foldgutter'],
       autoCloseBrackets: {
-        pairs: '()[]{}\'\'""$$**``',
+        pairs: '()[]{}\'\'""``',
         triples: '```"""\'\'\'',
         explode: '[]{}``$$',
         override: true
diff --git a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetEditor.js b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetEditor.js
index 4ce5dc34b..3f1a99630 100644
--- a/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetEditor.js
+++ b/browser/main/modals/PreferencesModal/SnippetEditor.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class SnippetEditor extends React.Component {
       foldGutter: true,
       gutters: ['CodeMirror-linenumbers', 'CodeMirror-foldgutter'],
       autoCloseBrackets: {
-        pairs: '()[]{}\'\'""$$**``',
+        pairs: '()[]{}\'\'""``',
         triples: '```"""\'\'\'',
         explode: '[]{}``$$',
         override: true