Unable to disable latex

[proofer]

Using LazyVim, with the Tex language disabled via :LazyExtras. In my render-markdown config I have

        latex = {
            enabled = false,
        },

Issue (for me): in an .md file buffer if a paragraph's content contains two dollar signs, the dollar signs are not rendered and the text between them is rendered in a small green italic font with spaces omitted. How can I get such text to be rendered normally?