diff --git a/modules/miscellaneous-symbols.xml b/modules/miscellaneous-symbols.xml
index c9802f8..f82e26b 100644
--- a/modules/miscellaneous-symbols.xml
+++ b/modules/miscellaneous-symbols.xml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 	<!-- Left brace ({). -->
 	
 	<template name="left-curly-bracket" match="left-curly-bracket|left-curly-brace|left-brace">
-		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/"><xsl:text>\ensuremath{\{}</xsl:text></common>
+		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/"><xsl:text>\{</xsl:text></common>
 		<!-- U+007B LEFT CURLY BRACKET -->
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/"><xsl:text>{</xsl:text></common>
 	</template>
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
 	<!-- Right brace (}). -->
 	
 	<template name="right-curly-bracket" match="right-curly-bracket|right-curly-brace|right-brace">
-		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/"><xsl:text>\ensuremath{\}}</xsl:text></common>
+		<common formats="/latex/xelatex/"><xsl:text>\}</xsl:text></common>
 		<!-- U+007D LEFT CURLY BRACKET -->
 		<common formats="/html/xhtml/"><xsl:text>}</xsl:text></common>
 	</template>