diff --git a/atom b/atom
index eec547f..97d2d04 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -1110,8 +1110,6 @@ sanitizeFile() {
 		# Filenames can't begin or end with ' '
 		string=${string/#+( )/}
 		string=${string/%+( )/}
-		string=${string//+( )./.}
-		string=${string//.+( )/.}
 	fi
 	echo "$string"
 }