diff --git a/src/gui/ignorelisttablewidget.cpp b/src/gui/ignorelisttablewidget.cpp
index 8e93630a721f4..f6dd7347fe14b 100644
--- a/src/gui/ignorelisttablewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/ignorelisttablewidget.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,9 @@ void IgnoreListTableWidget::readIgnoreFile(const QString &file, bool readOnly)
         while (!ignores.atEnd()) {
             QString line = QString::fromUtf8(ignores.readLine());
             line.chop(1);
+            if (line == QStringLiteral("\\#*#")) {
+                continue;
+            }
             if (!line.isEmpty() && !line.startsWith("#")) {
                 bool deletable = false;
                 if (line.startsWith(']')) {
diff --git a/sync-exclude.lst b/sync-exclude.lst
index 21e1813bc4f57..792f2d3cf5a78 100644
--- a/sync-exclude.lst
+++ b/sync-exclude.lst
@@ -44,6 +44,5 @@ System Volume Information
 
 My Saved Places.
 
-\#*#
 
 *.sb-*
diff --git a/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp b/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp
index 458435da9b596..109e3425d764f 100644
--- a/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp
+++ b/test/testexcludedfiles.cpp
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ private slots:
         QVERIFY(excluded.isExcluded("/a/foo_conflict-bar", "/a", keepHidden));
         QVERIFY(excluded.isExcluded("/a/foo (conflicted copy bar)", "/a", keepHidden));
         QVERIFY(excluded.isExcluded("/a/.b", "/a", excludeHidden));
-
-        QVERIFY(excluded.isExcluded("/a/#b#", "/a", keepHidden));
     }
 
     void check_csync_exclude_add()