diff --git a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md
index b41d20aed01..2a932a7708f 100644
--- a/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md
+++ b/curriculum/challenges/english/02-javascript-algorithms-and-data-structures/basic-javascript/escape-sequences-in-strings.md
@@ -9,12 +9,7 @@ dashedName: escape-sequences-in-strings
 
 # --description--
 
-Quotes are not the only characters that can be <dfn>escaped</dfn> inside a string. There are two reasons to use escaping characters:
-
-1.  To allow you to use characters you may not otherwise be able to type out, such as a newline.
-2.  To allow you to represent multiple quotes in a string without JavaScript misinterpreting what you mean.
-
-We learned this in the previous challenge.
+Quotes are not the only characters that can be <dfn>escaped</dfn> inside a string. Escape sequences allow you to use characters you may not otherwise be able to use in a string.
 
 <table class='table table-striped'><thead><tr><th>Code</th><th>Output</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>\'</code></td><td>single quote</td></tr><tr><td><code>\"</code></td><td>double quote</td></tr><tr><td><code>\\</code></td><td>backslash</td></tr><tr><td><code>\n</code></td><td>newline</td></tr><tr><td><code>\t</code></td><td>tab</td></tr><tr><td><code>\r</code></td><td>carriage return</td></tr><tr><td><code>\b</code></td><td>word boundary</td></tr><tr><td><code>\f</code></td><td>form feed</td></tr></tbody></table>