diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1e54652437..3e70c383b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ Image sequencer supports stringifying a sequence which is appended to the url an
 channel{channel:green},invert{}
 ```
 
-Sequencer also supports the use of `()` in place of `{}` for backward compatibility with older links. (This syntax is deprecated and should be avoided as far as possible)
+The use of `()` in place of `{}` for backward compatibility with older links is now **deprecated**. (There is no longer support for the following syntax, and should be avoided)
 ```
 channel(channel:green),invert()
 ```
diff --git a/src/Strings.js b/src/Strings.js
index 7be6d0da02..3ae913ffe3 100644
--- a/src/Strings.js
+++ b/src/Strings.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module.exports = function(steps, modulesInfo, addSteps, copy) {
     stepSettings = stepSettings.split('|').reduce(function formatSettings(accumulator, current, i) {
       var settingName = current.substr(0, current.indexOf(':')),
         settingValue = current.substr(current.indexOf(':') + 1);
-      settingValue = settingValue.replace(/^\(/, '').replace(/\)$/, ''); // strip () at start/end
+      settingValue = settingValue.replace(/^\(/, ''); // strip () at start/end
       settingValue = settingValue.replace(/^\{/, '').replace(/\}$/, ''); // strip {} at start/end
       settingValue = decodeURIComponent(settingValue);
       current = [