diff --git a/lisp/org-latex.el b/lisp/org-latex.el
index e42b64d62..0bd71c8fe 100644
--- a/lisp/org-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/org-latex.el
@@ -1686,13 +1686,7 @@ See the `org-export-latex.el' code for a complete conversion table."
 	  "\\(\\(\\\\?\\$\\)\\)"
 	  "\\([a-zA-Z0-9()]+\\|[ \t\n]\\|\\b\\|\\\\\\)\\(_\\|\\^\\)\\({[^{}]+}\\|[a-zA-Z0-9]+\\|[ \t\n]\\|[:punct:]\\|)\\|{[a-zA-Z0-9]+}\\|([a-zA-Z0-9]+)\\)"
 	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(\\\\\\)\\([ \t\n]\\|\\([&#%{}\"]\\|[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*\\)\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(&\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(#\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(%\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\({\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(}\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(~\\)"
-	  "\\(.\\|^\\)\\(\\.\\.\\.\\)"
+	  "\\(^\\|.\\)\\([&#%{}~]\\|\\.\\.\\.\\)"
 	  ;; (?\< . "\\textless{}")
 	  ;; (?\> . "\\textgreater{}")
 	  )))