diff --git a/src/editor/deserialize.ts b/src/editor/deserialize.ts
index c6c9fc35200..f3f0d03435d 100644
--- a/src/editor/deserialize.ts
+++ b/src/editor/deserialize.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const LIST_TYPES = ["UL", "OL", "LI"];
 
 // Escapes all markup in the given text
 function escape(text: string): string {
-    return text.replace(/[\\*_[\]`<]|^>/g, match => `\\${match}`);
+    return text.replace(/[\\*_[\]`<]|^>/g, match => `${match}`);
 }
 
 // Finds the length of the longest backtick sequence in the given text, used for