diff --git a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
index 3ee6480ca1384..8d6185111b5b1 100644
--- a/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
+++ b/quartz/plugins/transformers/ofm.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ const highlightRegex = new RegExp(/==([^=]+)==/, "g")
 const commentRegex = new RegExp(/%%[\s\S]*?%%/, "g")
 // from https://github.com/escwxyz/remark-obsidian-callout/blob/main/src/index.ts
 const calloutRegex = new RegExp(/^\[\!(\w+)\]([+-]?)/)
-const calloutLineRegex = new RegExp(/^> *\[\!\w+\][+-]?.*$/, "gm")
 // (?:^| )              -> non-capturing group, tag should start be separated by a space or be the start of the line
 // #(...)               -> capturing group, tag itself must start with #
 // (?:[-_\p{L}\d\p{Z}])+       -> non-capturing group, non-empty string of (Unicode-aware) alpha-numeric characters and symbols, hyphens and/or underscores
@@ -163,18 +162,6 @@ export const ObsidianFlavoredMarkdown: QuartzTransformerPlugin<Partial<Options>
         src = src.replace(commentRegex, "")
       }
 
-      // pre-transform blockquotes
-      if (opts.callouts) {
-        if (src instanceof Buffer) {
-          src = src.toString()
-        }
-
-        src = src.replace(calloutLineRegex, (value) => {
-          // force newline after title of callout
-          return value + "\n> "
-        })
-      }
-
       // pre-transform wikilinks (fix anchors to things that may contain illegal syntax e.g. codeblocks, latex)
       if (opts.wikilinks) {
         if (src instanceof Buffer) {