diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classTypes.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classTypes.ts
index b28e7c9e5..d112772da 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/class/classTypes.ts
@@ -158,12 +158,6 @@ export class ClassMember {
           }
         }
         this.text = this.text.charAt(0) + replacedRaw;
-
-        if (this.visibility === '~') {
-          this.text = this.text.replace('~', '\\~');
-        }
-      } else if (count === 1 && this.visibility === '~') {
-        this.text = this.text.replace('~', '\\~');
       }
     }
   }