diff --git a/lib/helpers/parse_link_title.js b/lib/helpers/parse_link_title.js
index 0f24b40..8ca82a3 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/parse_link_title.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/parse_link_title.js
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module.exports = function parseLinkTitle(str, pos, max) {
     if (code === marker) {
       result.pos = pos + 1;
       result.lines = lines;
-      result.str = unescapeMd(str.slice(start + 1, pos).replace(/\\\n/g, '\n'));
+      result.str = unescapeMd(str.slice(start + 1, pos));
       result.ok = true;
       return result;
     } else if (code === 0x0A) {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/markdown-it/commonmark_extras.txt b/test/fixtures/markdown-it/commonmark_extras.txt
index fb37134..5625875 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/markdown-it/commonmark_extras.txt
+++ b/test/fixtures/markdown-it/commonmark_extras.txt
@@ -188,15 +188,11 @@ bar&gt;)</p>
 Coverage. parseLinkTitle
 .
 [foo](bar "ba)
-.
-<p>[foo](bar &quot;ba)</p>
-.
 
-Coverage. parseLinkTitle
-.
 [foo](bar "ba\
 z")
 .
-<p><a href="bar" title="ba
+<p>[foo](bar &quot;ba)</p>
+<p><a href="bar" title="ba\
 z">foo</a></p>
-.
\ No newline at end of file
+.