diff --git a/share/goodie/cheat_sheets/json/markdown.json b/share/goodie/cheat_sheets/json/markdown.json
index 5a173ea30..ff3aae322 100644
--- a/share/goodie/cheat_sheets/json/markdown.json
+++ b/share/goodie/cheat_sheets/json/markdown.json
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
       },
       {
         "key": "\\[Use numbers for reference-style link definitions\\]\\[1\\]",
-        "val": "Links with a reference number. The number needs to be defined as \\[1\\]: http://slashdot.org"
+        "val": "Links with a reference number. The number needs to be defined as [1]: http://slashdot.org"
       }
     ],
     "Images": [
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
       },
       {
         "key": "\\[alt text\\]\\[logo\\]",
-        "val": "The reference style. Reference need to be declared as \\[logo\\]: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/raw/master/src/common/images/icon48.png \"Logo Title Text 2\""
+        "val": "The reference style. Reference need to be declared as [logo]: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/raw/master/src/common/images/icon48.png \"Logo Title Text 2\""
       }
     ],
     "Code and Syntax Highlighting": [