diff --git a/packages/core/src/policy/utils.ts b/packages/core/src/policy/utils.ts
index bec3e9e0cd..68f57bd51a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/policy/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/policy/utils.ts
@@ -97,11 +97,8 @@ export function buildArgsPatterns(
  * @returns A regex string that matches "file_path":"<path>" in a JSON string.
  */
 export function buildFilePathArgsPattern(filePath: string): string {
-  // JSON.stringify safely encodes the path (handling quotes, backslashes, etc)
-  // and wraps it in double quotes. We simply prepend the key name and escape
-  // the entire sequence for Regex matching without any slicing.
   const encodedPath = JSON.stringify(filePath);
-  return escapeRegex(`"file_path":${encodedPath}`);
+  return `"file_path":${encodedPath}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -113,5 +110,5 @@ export function buildFilePathArgsPattern(filePath: string): string {
  */
 export function buildPatternArgsPattern(pattern: string): string {
   const encodedPattern = JSON.stringify(pattern);
-  return escapeRegex(`"pattern":${encodedPattern}`);
+  return `"pattern":${encodedPattern}`;
 }
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scheduler/policy.test.ts b/packages/core/src/scheduler/policy.test.ts
index fc81d2dc69..f33f40cb69 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scheduler/policy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scheduler/policy.test.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   type SerializableConfirmationDetails,
 } from '../confirmation-bus/types.js';
 import { ApprovalMode, PolicyDecision } from '../policy/types.js';
-import { escapeRegex } from '../policy/utils.js';
 import {
   ToolConfirmationOutcome,
   type AnyDeclarativeTool,
@@ -618,7 +617,7 @@ describe('policy.ts', () => {
       expect(mockMessageBus.publish).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
         expect.objectContaining({
           toolName: 'write_file',
-          argsPattern: escapeRegex('"file_path":"src/foo.ts"'),
+          argsPattern: '"file_path":"src/foo.ts"',
         }),
       );
     });