diff --git a/docs/manual.pmd b/docs/manual.pmd
index 6b7212ca..72408fe0 100644
--- a/docs/manual.pmd
+++ b/docs/manual.pmd
@@ -341,12 +341,12 @@ each line of text in the right hand panel. The format field determines the
 format of the automatically generated sequence where characters have the
 meanings as given below:
 
-| Character          | Effect                                             |
-|:-------------------|:---------------------------------------------------|
-|`$`                 | Insert leading zeroes                              |
-|`#`                 | Insert leading spaces                              |
-|`*`                 | Insert leading asterisks (or plus signs on Windows)|
-|Any other character | Interpreted literally                              |
+| Character          | Effect                  |
+|:-------------------|:------------------------|
+|`$`                 | Insert leading zeroes   |
+|`#`                 | Insert leading spaces   |
+|`*`                 | Insert leading asterisks|
+|Any other character | Interpreted literally   |
 
 Table: {#tbl:sequence_format_characters tag=": Sequence Format Characters"}
 
diff --git a/docs/manual.txt b/docs/manual.txt
index 7ebae415..5a512551 100644
--- a/docs/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual.txt
@@ -502,10 +502,10 @@ format of the automatically generated sequence where characters have the
 meanings as given below:
 
   Character             Effect
-  --------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
+  --------------------- --------------------------
   $                     Insert leading zeroes
   #                     Insert leading spaces
-  *                     Insert leading asterisks (or plus signs on Windows)
+  *                     Insert leading asterisks
   Any other character   Interpreted literally
 
   : Table : Sequence Format Characters:
diff --git a/frontend_qt/extSequence.ui b/frontend_qt/extSequence.ui
index a608abfc..4b8154cb 100644
--- a/frontend_qt/extSequence.ui
+++ b/frontend_qt/extSequence.ui
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
              <string>Format sequence using special characters&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;3&quot;&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or '0'&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;#&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or space&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
-&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;*&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or '*' ('+' on Windows)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
+&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;*&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or '*'&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Other&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Insert literally&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/table&gt;</string>
             </property>
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
              <string>Format sequence using special characters&lt;table cellspacing=&quot;3&quot;&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or '0'&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;#&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or space&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
-&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;*&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or '*' ('+' on Windows)&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
+&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;*&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Number or '*'&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;Other&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;Insert literally&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/table&gt;</string>
             </property>
diff --git a/frontend_qt/sequencewindow.cpp b/frontend_qt/sequencewindow.cpp
index 1e22fe46..0af217bd 100644
--- a/frontend_qt/sequencewindow.cpp
+++ b/frontend_qt/sequencewindow.cpp
@@ -120,11 +120,7 @@ QString SequenceWindow::apply_format(const QString& raw_number)
                     adjusted += raw_number[inpos - 1];
                     inpos--;
                 } else {
-#ifndef _WIN32
                     adjusted += '*';
-#else
-                    adjusted += '+';
-#endif
                 }
                 break;
             default: