diff --git a/scripts/commands/channels/edit.ts b/scripts/commands/channels/edit.ts
index 9e172a65..5d3b2645 100644
--- a/scripts/commands/channels/edit.ts
+++ b/scripts/commands/channels/edit.ts
@@ -85,8 +85,7 @@ export default async function main(filepath: string) {
 }
 
 async function selectChannel(channel: epgGrabber.Channel): Promise<string> {
-  const query = escapeRegex(channel.name)
-  const similarChannels = searchChannels(query)
+  const similarChannels = searchChannels(channel.name)
   const choices = getChoicesForChannel(similarChannels).all()
 
   const selected: ChoiceValue = await select({
@@ -194,7 +193,3 @@ function save(filepath: string, channelsFromXML: Collection<Channel>) {
   console.log()
   logger.info(`File '${filepath}' successfully saved`)
 }
-
-function escapeRegex(string: string) {
-  return string.replace(/[/\-\\^$*+?.()|[\]{}]/g, '\\$&')
-}