diff --git a/lisp/org-table.el b/lisp/org-table.el
index 6d649ab16..bfe396e34 100644
--- a/lisp/org-table.el
+++ b/lisp/org-table.el
@@ -436,15 +436,11 @@ available parameters."
 					   "[ \t]*|[ \t]*")))))))
 
 (defvar org-table-clean-did-remove-column nil) ; dynamically scoped
-(defun org-table-clean-before-export (lines &optional maybe-quoted)
+(defun org-table-clean-before-export (lines)
   "Check if the table has a marking column.
 If yes remove the column and the special lines."
-  (let ((special (if maybe-quoted
-		     "^[ \t]*| *\\\\?[\#!$*_^/ ] *|"
-		   "^[ \t]*| *[\#!$*_^/ ] *|"))
-	(ignore  (if maybe-quoted
-		     "^[ \t]*| *\\\\?[!$_^/] *|"
-		   "^[ \t]*| *[!$_^/] *|")))
+  (let ((special "^[ \t]*| *[#!$*_^/] *|")
+	(ignore "^[ \t]*| *[!$_^/] *|"))
     (setq org-table-clean-did-remove-column
 	  (not (memq nil
 		     (mapcar