diff --git a/le-tapuscrit-author-date.csl b/le-tapuscrit-author-date.csl
index b73025567ebc..6fd3bc43acf6 100644
--- a/le-tapuscrit-author-date.csl
+++ b/le-tapuscrit-author-date.csl
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
     <text variable="collection-title" quotes="true" prefix=" (coll.&#160;" suffix=")"/>
   </macro>
   <citation et-al-min="4" et-al-use-first="1" disambiguate-add-year-suffix="true" disambiguate-add-names="true" disambiguate-add-givenname="true" givenname-disambiguation-rule="primary-name">
-    <layout prefix="&#160;(" suffix=")" delimiter="; ">
+    <layout prefix="(" suffix=")" delimiter="; ">
       <choose>
         <if position="ibid-with-locator">
           <group delimiter=", ">