diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/quoteblock.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/quoteblock.js
index 9c943bd0a..e69c8edc8 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/quoteblock.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/quoteblock.js
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ exports.parse = function() {
 		});
 	}
 
-	// Move past the <s
-	this.parser.pos = this.matchRegExp.lastIndex;
 	// Parse any optional cite
 	this.parser.skipWhitespace({treatNewlinesAsNonWhitespace: true});
 	var cite = this.parser.parseInlineRun(/(\r?\n)/mg);