diff --git a/grammars/acme.cson b/grammars/acme.cson
index 034d9f1..8415575 100644
--- a/grammars/acme.cson
+++ b/grammars/acme.cson
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ repository:
       }
       # Operators
       {
-        match:  '\\!|\\+|\\-|\\/|\\*|<<|>>|&|\\||\\^|=|<|>|\\:|\\|\\|'
+        match: '\!|\+|\-|\/|\|<<|>>|&|\||\^|=|<|>|\:'
         name:   'keyword.operator'
       }
       # Operators II