diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d38553354..9c93a10ee 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ lodash template="./*.jst"
 
  * Use the `settings` argument to pass the template settings used when precompiling templates.
 ```bash
-lodash settings="{interpolate:/\\{\\{([\\s\\S]+?)\\}\\}/g}"
+lodash settings="{interpolate:/\{\{([\s\S]+?)\}\}/g}"
 ```
 
  * Use the `moduleId` argument to specify the AMD module ID of Lo-Dash, which defaults to “lodash”, used by precompiled templates.
diff --git a/build.js b/build.js
index e50486a68..7bfa9104a 100755
--- a/build.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
       '    lodash template=...  File path pattern used to match template files to precompile',
       '                         (e.g. `lodash template=./*.jst`)',
       '    lodash settings=...  Template settings used when precompiling templates',
-      '                         (e.g. `lodash settings="{interpolate:/\\\\{\\\\{([\\\\s\\\\S]+?)\\\\}\\\\}/g}"`)',
+      '                         (e.g. `lodash settings="{interpolate:/\\{\\{([\\s\\S]+?)\\}\\}/g}"`)',
       '    lodash moduleId=...  The AMD module ID of Lo-Dash, which defaults to “lodash”, used by precompiled templates',
       '',
       '    All arguments, except `legacy` with `csp` or `mobile`, may be combined.',