diff --git a/lisp/ox-latex.el b/lisp/ox-latex.el
index 5fb5d9ee4..d0bc3b4cb 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-latex.el
@@ -1553,8 +1553,7 @@ CONTENTS is nil.  INFO is a plist holding contextual information."
      "\\footnotemark")
     ;; Otherwise, define it with \footnote command.
     (t
-     (let ((def (org-latex--wrap-latex-math-block
-		 (org-export-get-footnote-definition footnote-reference info) info)))
+     (let ((def (org-export-get-footnote-definition footnote-reference info)))
        (concat
 	(format "\\footnote{%s}" (org-trim (org-export-data def info)))
 	;; Retrieve all footnote references within the footnote and