diff --git a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
index f7284901362..711a5fb525d 100644
--- a/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/text_edit.cpp
@@ -776,7 +776,6 @@ void TextEdit::_notification(int p_what) {
 												j--;
 											}
 											if (escaped) {
-												j--;
 												cc = '\\';
 												continue;
 											}