diff --git a/public/react/src/modules/courses/coursesPublic/CoursesMarkdown.js b/public/react/src/modules/courses/coursesPublic/CoursesMarkdown.js
index 4510a7080..3538aaf57 100644
--- a/public/react/src/modules/courses/coursesPublic/CoursesMarkdown.js
+++ b/public/react/src/modules/courses/coursesPublic/CoursesMarkdown.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ function create_editorMD(id, width, high, placeholder, imageUrl, callback, initV
       });
 
       $("#" + _id + " [type=\"inline\"]").bind("click", function () {
-        _editorName.cm.replaceSelection("`$$$$`");
+        _editorName.cm.replaceSelection("$$$$");
         var __Cursor = _editorName.cm.getDoc().getCursor();
         _editorName.cm.setCursor(__Cursor.line, __Cursor.ch - 2);
         _editorName.cm.focus();
diff --git a/public/react/src/modules/projectPackages/MDEditors.js b/public/react/src/modules/projectPackages/MDEditors.js
index 61e26db23..2c11e0895 100644
--- a/public/react/src/modules/projectPackages/MDEditors.js
+++ b/public/react/src/modules/projectPackages/MDEditors.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ function create_editorMD(id, width, high, placeholder, imageUrl, callback, initV
             });
 
             $("#" + _id + " [type=\"inline\"]").bind("click", function () {
-                _editorName.cm.replaceSelection("`$$$$`");
+                _editorName.cm.replaceSelection("$$$$");
                 var __Cursor = _editorName.cm.getDoc().getCursor();
                 _editorName.cm.setCursor(__Cursor.line, __Cursor.ch - 2);
                 _editorName.cm.focus();
diff --git a/public/react/src/modules/tpm/challengesnew/TPMMDEditor.js b/public/react/src/modules/tpm/challengesnew/TPMMDEditor.js
index f50766843..10cddfd31 100644
--- a/public/react/src/modules/tpm/challengesnew/TPMMDEditor.js
+++ b/public/react/src/modules/tpm/challengesnew/TPMMDEditor.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function create_editorMD(id, width, high, placeholder, imageUrl, callback, initV
             });
 
             $("#" + _id + " [type=\"inline\"]").bind("click", function () {
-                _editorName.cm.replaceSelection("`$$$$`");
+                _editorName.cm.replaceSelection("$$$$");
                 var __Cursor = _editorName.cm.getDoc().getCursor();
                 _editorName.cm.setCursor(__Cursor.line, __Cursor.ch - 2);
                 _editorName.cm.focus();