diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/heading.js b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/heading.js
index 82796fdeb..64fa189b3 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/heading.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/heading.js
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ exports.regExpString = "!{1,6}";
 
 exports.parse = function(match,isBlock) {
 	this.pos = match.index + match[0].length;
-	this.skipWhitespace();
 	var classedRun = this.parseClassedRun(/(\r?\n)/mg);
 	return [$tw.Tree.Element("h1",{"class": classedRun["class"]},classedRun.tree)];
 };
diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/list.js b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/list.js
index 30e50b9fc..89751ccb0 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/list.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/newwikitextparser/rules/list.js
@@ -85,8 +85,6 @@ exports.parse = function(match,isBlock) {
 		}
 		// Skip the list markers
 		this.pos = match.index + match[0].length;
-		// Skip any whitespace
-		this.skipWhitespace();
 		// Process the body of the list item into the last list item
 		var lastListInfo = listTypes[match[0].charAt(match[0].length-1)],
 			lastListChildren = listStack[listStack.length-1].children,