diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 4aa5e70..c39cd5d 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ syn region markdownBold start="\S\@<=\*\*\|\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\|\*\*\S\@=
 syn region markdownBold start="\S\@<=__\|__\S\@=" end="\S\@<=__\|__\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownBoldItalic start="\S\@<=\*\*\*\|\*\*\*\S\@=" end="\S\@<=\*\*\*\|\*\*\*\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownBoldItalic start="\S\@<=___\|___\S\@=" end="\S\@<=___\|___\S\@=" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
-syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" transparent keepend contains=markdownLineStart
+syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`" end="`" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownCode matchgroup=markdownCodeDelimiter start="`` \=" end=" \=``" keepend contains=markdownLineStart
 
 syn match markdownEscape "\\[][\\`*_{}()#+.!-]"