diff --git a/Lib/test/test_csv.py b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
index 6c47c6e749a..66b0ea9ae89 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_csv.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ def test_read_eol(self):
         self.assertRaises(csv.Error, self._read_test, ['a,b\r\nc,d'], [])
 
     def test_read_escape(self):
-        self._read_test(['a,\\b,c'], [['a', '\\b', 'c']], escapechar='\\')
+        self._read_test(['a,\\b,c'], [['a', 'b', 'c']], escapechar='\\')
         self._read_test(['a,b\\,c'], [['a', 'b,c']], escapechar='\\')
         self._read_test(['a,"b\\,c"'], [['a', 'b,c']], escapechar='\\')
-        self._read_test(['a,"b,\\c"'], [['a', 'b,\\c']], escapechar='\\')
+        self._read_test(['a,"b,\\c"'], [['a', 'b,c']], escapechar='\\')
         self._read_test(['a,"b,c\\""'], [['a', 'b,c"']], escapechar='\\')
         self._read_test(['a,"b,c"\\'], [['a', 'b,c\\']], escapechar='\\')
 
diff --git a/Modules/_csv.c b/Modules/_csv.c
index 893a27344d3..13445b8acfb 100644
--- a/Modules/_csv.c
+++ b/Modules/_csv.c
@@ -584,10 +584,6 @@ parse_process_char(ReaderObj *self, char c)
 		break;
 
 	case ESCAPED_CHAR:
-		if (c != dialect->escapechar && 
-                    c != dialect->delimiter &&
-		    c != dialect->quotechar)
-			parse_add_char(self, dialect->escapechar);
 		parse_add_char(self, c);
 		self->state = IN_FIELD;
 		break;
@@ -642,10 +638,6 @@ parse_process_char(ReaderObj *self, char c)
 		break;
 
 	case ESCAPE_IN_QUOTED_FIELD:
-		if (c != dialect->escapechar && 
-                    c != dialect->delimiter &&
-		    c != dialect->quotechar)
-			parse_add_char(self, dialect->escapechar);
 		parse_add_char(self, c);
 		self->state = IN_QUOTED_FIELD;
 		break;