diff --git a/plugins/base/utils/text-helpers.cpp b/plugins/base/utils/text-helpers.cpp
index 8ab9450f..024826e4 100644
--- a/plugins/base/utils/text-helpers.cpp
+++ b/plugins/base/utils/text-helpers.cpp
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 #include "text-helpers.hpp"
 
-#include <regex>
+#include <QRegularExpression>
 
 namespace advss {
 
-QString EscapeForRegex(const QString &s)
+QString EscapeForRegex(const QString &input)
 {
-	static std::regex specialChars{R"([-[\]{}()*+?.,\^$|#\s])"};
-	std::string input = s.toStdString();
-	return QString::fromStdString(
-		std::regex_replace(input, specialChars, R"(\$&)"));
+	return QRegularExpression::escape(input);
 }
 
 } // namespace advss
diff --git a/tests/test-regex.cpp b/tests/test-regex.cpp
index 52ac4a61..becc3b22 100644
--- a/tests/test-regex.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-regex.cpp
@@ -80,11 +80,3 @@ TEST_CASE("Matches (PartialMatchRegexConfig)", "[regex-config]")
 	result = regex.Matches(std::string("abc"), "a");
 	REQUIRE(result == true);
 }
-
-TEST_CASE("EscapeForRegex , [text-helpers]")
-{
-	REQUIRE(advss::EscapeForRegex("") == "");
-	REQUIRE(advss::EscapeForRegex("abcdefg") == "abcdefg");
-	REQUIRE(advss::EscapeForRegex("(abcdefg)") == "\\(abcdefg\\)");
-	REQUIRE(advss::EscapeForRegex("\\(abcdefg)") == "\\\\(abcdefg\\)");
-}