diff --git a/public/src/modules/translator.common.js b/public/src/modules/translator.common.js
index 49a3b59c60..c69a9cc265 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/translator.common.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/translator.common.js
@@ -463,7 +463,9 @@ module.exports = function (utils, load, warn) {
 		 * @returns {string}
 		 */
 		Translator.escape = function escape(text) {
-			return typeof text === 'string' ? text.replace(/\[\[/g, '[[').replace(/\]\]/g, ']]') : text;
+			return typeof text === 'string' ?
+				text.replace(/\[\[/g, '[[').replace(/\]\]/g, ']]') :
+				text;
 		};
 
 		/**
@@ -473,8 +475,7 @@ module.exports = function (utils, load, warn) {
 		 */
 		Translator.unescape = function unescape(text) {
 			return typeof text === 'string' ?
-				text.replace(/[/g, '[').replace(/\\\[/g, '[')
-					.replace(/]/g, ']').replace(/\\\]/g, ']') :
+				text.replace(/]]/g, ']]').replace(/[[/g, '[[') :
 				text;
 		};
 
diff --git a/test/translator.js b/test/translator.js
index 6e34012a7a..61c3d5af8e 100644
--- a/test/translator.js
+++ b/test/translator.js
@@ -308,10 +308,6 @@ describe('Translator static methods', () => {
 
 	describe('.unescape', () => {
 		it('should unescape escaped translation patterns within text', (done) => {
-			assert.strictEqual(
-				Translator.unescape('some nice text \\[\\[global:home\\]\\] here'),
-				'some nice text [[global:home]] here'
-			);
 			assert.strictEqual(
 				Translator.unescape('some nice text [[global:home]] here'),
 				'some nice text [[global:home]] here'