diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Muse.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Muse.hs
index bc3bb921e..88c78d450 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Muse.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Muse.hs
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ amuseNoteBlockUntil end = try $ do
 emacsNoteBlock :: PandocMonad m => MuseParser m (F Blocks)
 emacsNoteBlock = try $ do
   guardDisabled Ext_amuse
-  ref <- noteMarker <* skipSpaces
+  ref <- noteMarker
   pos <- getPosition
   content <- fmap mconcat blocksTillNote
   addNote ref pos content