diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/RulesReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/RulesReader.hs
index 319dc8718..b04c0dd31 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/RulesReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/RulesReader.hs
@@ -1602,8 +1602,6 @@ tests_RulesReader = testGroup "RulesReader" [
       parseWithState' defrules (regexp eof) "A A && xxx" @?= (Right $ toRegexCI' "A A")
    ,testCase "regexp contains &" $
       parseWithState' defrules (regexp eof) "A & B" @?= (Right $ toRegexCI' "A & B")
-   ,testCase "regexp contains escaped &" $
-      parseWithState' defrules (regexp eof) "A \\& B" @?= (Right $ toRegexCI' "A \\& B")
    ]
 
   , let matchers = [RecordMatcher Or (toRegexCI' "A"), RecordMatcher And (toRegexCI' "B")]
diff --git a/hledger/test/csv.test b/hledger/test/csv.test
index 831a699fc..6b0780854 100644
--- a/hledger/test/csv.test
+++ b/hledger/test/csv.test
@@ -1203,10 +1203,9 @@ $  ./csvtest.sh
 
 >=0
 
-# ** 62. Matchers can contain '&', either escaped or unescaped  (#2352)
+# ** 62. Single ampersands within a matcher are part of the regexp, not an AND operator. (#2352)
 <
 2025-01-01,STOP & SHOP,100
-2025-01-01,H & M,100
 
 RULES
 fields date,description,amount
@@ -1215,19 +1214,11 @@ if
 %description STOP & SHOP
     account1 expenses:food
 
-if
-%description H \& M
-    account1 expenses:clothing
-
 $  ./csvtest.sh
 2025-01-01 STOP & SHOP
     expenses:food              100
     income:unknown            -100
 
-2025-01-01 H & M
-    expenses:clothing             100
-    income:unknown               -100
-
 >=
 
 # ** .