diff --git a/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c b/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c
index d9b578f2..68ff6d7a 100644
--- a/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c
+++ b/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c
@@ -122,12 +122,6 @@ static VALUE rstring_cache_fetch(rvalue_cache *cache, const char *str, const lon
         }
     }
 
-    if (RB_UNLIKELY(memchr(str, '\\', length))) {
-        // We assume the overwhelming majority of names don't need to be escaped.
-        // But if they do, we have to fallback to the slow path.
-        return Qfalse;
-    }
-
     VALUE rstring = build_interned_string(str, length);
 
     if (cache->length < JSON_RVALUE_CACHE_CAPA) {
@@ -174,12 +168,6 @@ static VALUE rsymbol_cache_fetch(rvalue_cache *cache, const char *str, const lon
         }
     }
 
-    if (RB_UNLIKELY(memchr(str, '\\', length))) {
-        // We assume the overwhelming majority of names don't need to be escaped.
-        // But if they do, we have to fallback to the slow path.
-        return Qfalse;
-    }
-
     VALUE rsymbol = build_symbol(str, length);
 
     if (cache->length < JSON_RVALUE_CACHE_CAPA) {
@@ -652,19 +640,6 @@ static VALUE json_string_unescape(JSON_ParserState *state, const char *string, c
     int unescape_len;
     char buf[4];
 
-    if (is_name && state->in_array) {
-        VALUE cached_key;
-        if (RB_UNLIKELY(symbolize)) {
-            cached_key = rsymbol_cache_fetch(&state->name_cache, string, bufferSize);
-        } else {
-            cached_key = rstring_cache_fetch(&state->name_cache, string, bufferSize);
-        }
-
-        if (RB_LIKELY(cached_key)) {
-            return cached_key;
-        }
-    }
-
     VALUE result = rb_str_buf_new(bufferSize);
     rb_enc_associate_index(result, utf8_encindex);
     buffer = RSTRING_PTR(result);
diff --git a/test/json/json_parser_test.rb b/test/json/json_parser_test.rb
index bab16a6f..6315c3e6 100644
--- a/test/json/json_parser_test.rb
+++ b/test/json/json_parser_test.rb
@@ -344,6 +344,18 @@ def test_parse_big_integers
     assert_equal orig, parse(json5)
   end
 
+  def test_parse_escaped_key
+    doc = {
+      "test\r1" => 1,
+      "entries" => [
+        "test\t2" => 2,
+        "test\n3" => 3,
+      ]
+    }
+
+    assert_equal doc, parse(JSON.generate(doc))
+  end
+
   def test_parse_duplicate_key
     expected = {"a" => 2}
     expected_sym = {a: 2}