diff --git a/exon.cabal b/exon.cabal
--- a/exon.cabal
+++ b/exon.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           exon
-version:        1.0.0.2
+version:        1.0.1.0
 synopsis:       Customizable Quasiquote Interpolation
 description:    See https://hackage.haskell.org/package/exon/docs/Exon.html
 category:       String
diff --git a/lib/Exon/Parse.hs b/lib/Exon/Parse.hs
--- a/lib/Exon/Parse.hs
+++ b/lib/Exon/Parse.hs
@@ -79,13 +79,11 @@
 
 untilTokenEnd :: Parser ()
 untilTokenEnd =
-  branch $(char '\\') (anyChar *> untilTokenEnd) $
   finishBefore ($(string "##{") <|> $(string "#{")) $
   eof <|> (anyChar *> untilTokenEnd)
 
 untilTokenEndWs :: Parser ()
 untilTokenEndWs =
-  branch $(char '\\') (anyChar *> untilTokenEndWs) $
   finishBefore ($(string "##{") <|> $(string "#{") <|> void ws) $
   eof <|> (anyChar *> untilTokenEndWs)
 
diff --git a/test/Exon/Test/BasicTest.hs b/test/Exon/Test/BasicTest.hs
--- a/test/Exon/Test/BasicTest.hs
+++ b/test/Exon/Test/BasicTest.hs
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 test_basic = do
   Mon "fooandbar" === [intron|foo
     #{var} bar|]
-  "foo and \\#{bar}" === ([exon|foo #{var} \#{bar}|] :: Text)
   "Philip | J. | FRY" === [intron|Philip J. #{up lastName}|]
   "Philip | J. | FRY" === skipWs [exonws|Philip J. #{SkipWs (up lastName)}|]
   "Philip J. | FRY" === [exon|Philip J.#{up lastName}|]