diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
index b6f67ee58..411369a05 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ inlineText :: LP Inlines
 inlineText = str <$> many1 inlineChar
 
 inlineChar :: LP Char
-inlineChar = noneOf "\\$%^_&~#{}^'`\"‘’“”-[] \t\n"
+inlineChar = noneOf "\\$%&~#{}^'`\"‘’“”-[] \t\n"
 
 environment :: LP Blocks
 environment = do