diff --git a/extensions/git/src/git.ts b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
index 0ca691fda64..dcb3b4eb65f 100644
--- a/extensions/git/src/git.ts
+++ b/extensions/git/src/git.ts
@@ -349,15 +349,10 @@ function getGitErrorCode(stderr: string): string | undefined {
 	return undefined;
 }
 
+// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/89373
+// https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/2478
 function sanitizePath(path: string): string {
-	return path
-		// Drive letter
-		// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/89373
-		// https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/issues/2478
-		.replace(/^([a-z]):\\/i, (_, letter) => `${letter.toUpperCase()}:\\`)
-		// Shell-sensitive characters
-		// https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/133566
-		.replace(/(["'\\\$!><#()\[\]*&^| ;{}?`])/g, '\\$1');
+	return path.replace(/^([a-z]):\\/i, (_, letter) => `${letter.toUpperCase()}:\\`);
 }
 
 const COMMIT_FORMAT = '%H%n%aN%n%aE%n%at%n%ct%n%P%n%D%n%B';