diff --git a/src/shared/json.c b/src/shared/json.c
index c410b620084..59c4617592c 100644
--- a/src/shared/json.c
+++ b/src/shared/json.c
@@ -1381,10 +1381,6 @@ static int json_format(FILE *f, JsonVariant *v, JsonFormatFlags flags, const cha
                                 fputs("\\\\", f);
                                 break;
 
-                        case '/':
-                                fputs("\\/", f);
-                                break;
-
                         case '\b':
                                 fputs("\\b", f);
                                 break;