diff --git a/code_to_optimize/remove_control_chars.py b/code_to_optimize/remove_control_chars.py
index 45f67459e..d64c7c175 100644
--- a/code_to_optimize/remove_control_chars.py
+++ b/code_to_optimize/remove_control_chars.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-import re
 
 
 class CharacterRemover:
     def __init__(self):
         self.version = "0.1"
+        self._translation_table = dict.fromkeys(
+            range(32)
+        )  # Create a translation table removing control characters 0x00-0x1F
+        self._translation_table.update({127: None})  # Also remove 0x7F (DEL)
 
     def remove_control_characters(self, s) -> str:
         """Remove control characters from the string."""
-        return re.sub("[\\x00-\\x1F\\x7F]", "", s) if s else ""
+        return s.translate(self._translation_table) if s else ""