diff --git a/src/parser.rs b/src/parser.rs
index 8065aa8..f3bfdb6 100644
--- a/src/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parser.rs
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                 Some((_, 'f')) => Some('\u{c}'),
                 Some((_, 'r')) => Some('\u{d}'),
                 Some((_, '"')) => Some('\u{22}'),
-                Some((_, '/')) => Some('\u{2f}'),
                 Some((_, '\\')) => Some('\u{5c}'),
                 Some((pos, c @ 'u')) |
                 Some((pos, c @ 'U')) => {
diff --git a/tests/valid/string-escapes.toml b/tests/valid/string-escapes.toml
index 2d64500..9f9a8c0 100644
--- a/tests/valid/string-escapes.toml
+++ b/tests/valid/string-escapes.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ newline = "This string has a \n new line character."
 formfeed = "This string has a \f form feed character."
 carriage = "This string has a \r carriage return character."
 quote = "This string has a \" quote character."
-slash = "This string has a \/ slash character."
+slash = "This string has a / slash character."
 backslash = "This string has a \\ backslash character."