Index: src/parse.y
==================================================================
--- src/parse.y
+++ src/parse.y
@@ -846,26 +846,30 @@
 %type likeop {struct LikeOp}
 likeop(A) ::= LIKE_KW(X).     {A.eOperator = X; A.not = 0;}
 likeop(A) ::= NOT LIKE_KW(X). {A.eOperator = X; A.not = 1;}
 likeop(A) ::= MATCH(X).       {A.eOperator = X; A.not = 0;}
 likeop(A) ::= NOT MATCH(X).   {A.eOperator = X; A.not = 1;}
-%type escape {ExprSpan}
-%destructor escape {sqlite3ExprDelete(pParse->db, $$.pExpr);}
-escape(X) ::= ESCAPE expr(A). [ESCAPE] {X = A;}
-escape(X) ::= .               [ESCAPE] {memset(&X,0,sizeof(X));}
-expr(A) ::= expr(X) likeop(OP) expr(Y) escape(E).  [LIKE_KW]  {
+expr(A) ::= expr(X) likeop(OP) expr(Y).  [LIKE_KW]  {
   ExprList *pList;
   pList = sqlite3ExprListAppend(pParse,0, Y.pExpr);
   pList = sqlite3ExprListAppend(pParse,pList, X.pExpr);
-  if( E.pExpr ){
-    pList = sqlite3ExprListAppend(pParse,pList, E.pExpr);
-  }
   A.pExpr = sqlite3ExprFunction(pParse, pList, &OP.eOperator);
   if( OP.not ) A.pExpr = sqlite3PExpr(pParse, TK_NOT, A.pExpr, 0, 0);
   A.zStart = X.zStart;
   A.zEnd = Y.zEnd;
   if( A.pExpr ) A.pExpr->flags |= EP_InfixFunc;
+}
+expr(A) ::= expr(X) likeop(OP) expr(Y) ESCAPE expr(E).  [LIKE_KW]  {
+  ExprList *pList;
+  pList = sqlite3ExprListAppend(pParse,0, Y.pExpr);
+  pList = sqlite3ExprListAppend(pParse,pList, X.pExpr);
+  pList = sqlite3ExprListAppend(pParse,pList, E.pExpr);
+  A.pExpr = sqlite3ExprFunction(pParse, pList, &OP.eOperator);
+  if( OP.not ) A.pExpr = sqlite3PExpr(pParse, TK_NOT, A.pExpr, 0, 0);
+  A.zStart = X.zStart;
+  A.zEnd = E.zEnd;
+  if( A.pExpr ) A.pExpr->flags |= EP_InfixFunc;
 }
 
 %include {
   /* Construct an expression node for a unary postfix operator
   */