diff --git a/lib/inlines.js b/lib/inlines.js
index 762f477f..7e3f74c7 100644
--- a/lib/inlines.js
+++ b/lib/inlines.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ var reLinkTitle = new RegExp(
         '\\((' + ESCAPED_CHAR + '|[^)\\x00])*\\))');
 
 var reLinkDestinationBraces = new RegExp(
-    '^(?:[<](?:[^<>\\n\\\\\\x00]' + '|' + ESCAPED_CHAR + '|' + '\\\\)*[>])');
+    '^(?:[<](?:[^<>\\n\\\\\\x00]' + '|' + ESCAPED_CHAR + ')*[>])');
 
 var reEscapable = new RegExp('^' + ESCAPABLE);
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ var reInitialSpace = /^ */;
 var reSpaceAtEndOfLine = /^ *(?:\n|$)/;
 
 var reLinkLabel = new RegExp('^\\[(?:[^\\\\\\[\\]]|' + ESCAPED_CHAR +
-  '|\\\\){0,1000}\\]');
+  '){0,1000}\\]');
 
 // Matches a string of non-special characters.
 var reMain = /^[^\n`\[\]\\!<&*_'"]+/m;