diff --git a/src/db_mysql.nim b/src/db_mysql.nim
index c3bcee677b..82f27537c2 100644
--- a/src/db_mysql.nim
+++ b/src/db_mysql.nim
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ proc dbQuote*(s: string): string =
     of '\'': result.add "\\'"
     of '\\': result.add "\\\\"
     of '_': result.add "\\_"
-    of Letters+Digits: result.add c
-    else: result.add "\\" & $ord(c)
+    else: result.add c
   add(result, '\'')
 
 proc dbFormat(formatstr: SqlQuery, args: varargs[string]): string =