diff --git a/src/re.cpp b/src/re.cpp
index face93f..0c88afd 100644
--- a/src/re.cpp
+++ b/src/re.cpp
@@ -286,10 +286,7 @@ namespace lxs {
                         break;
 
                     case '.':
-                        for (int c = 0; c <= 256; c++)
-                        {
-                            stk.push(dotChar());
-                        }
+                        stk.push(dotChar());
                         break;
 
                     case ']':