diff --git a/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py b/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py
index f9a6fc80f..680f9de53 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/tests/test_asset.py
@@ -1271,6 +1271,8 @@ def test_asset_direct_info(api_client, asset):
             ['a/b/c/d.txt', 'a/b/c/e.txt'],
         ),
         ('a/b/d/*', ['a/b/d/e.txt']),
+        ('*b*e.txt', ['a/b/c/e.txt', 'a/b/d/e.txt']),
+        ('.*[a|b].txt', []),  # regexes shouldn't be evaluated
     ],
 )
 def test_asset_rest_glob(api_client, asset_factory, version, glob_pattern, expected_paths):
@@ -1284,52 +1286,3 @@ def test_asset_rest_glob(api_client, asset_factory, version, glob_pattern, expec
     )
 
     assert expected_paths == [asset['path'] for asset in resp.json()['results']]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.django_db
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    'regex_pattern,expected_paths',
-    [
-        (
-            '[0-9].txt',
-            ['1.txt', '1/2/3.txt'],
-        ),
-        (
-            '[a-z].txt',
-            ['a/b/c/d.txt', 'a/b/c/e.txt', 'a/b/d/e.txt'],
-        ),
-    ],
-)
-def test_asset_rest_regex_valid(api_client, asset_factory, version, regex_pattern, expected_paths):
-    paths = ('1.txt', '1/2/3.txt', 'a/b/c/d.txt', 'a/b/c/e.txt', 'a/b/d/e.txt')
-    for path in paths:
-        version.assets.add(asset_factory(path=path))
-
-    resp = api_client.get(
-        f'/api/dandisets/{version.dandiset.identifier}/versions/{version.version}/assets/',
-        {'regex': regex_pattern},
-    )
-
-    assert expected_paths == [asset['path'] for asset in resp.json()['results']]
-
-
-@pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_asset_rest_regex_invalid(api_client, version):
-    resp = api_client.get(
-        f'/api/dandisets/{version.dandiset.identifier}/versions/{version.version}/assets/',
-        {'regex': '[[[[['},  # provide an invalid regex
-    )
-
-    assert resp.status_code == 400
-
-
-@pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_asset_rest_glob_regex_together(api_client, version):
-    """Test that including both a glob and regex returns a 400 error."""
-    resp = api_client.get(
-        f'/api/dandisets/{version.dandiset.identifier}/versions/{version.version}/assets/',
-        {'regex': '[0-9].txt', 'glob': '*.txt'},
-    )
-
-    assert resp.status_code == 400
-    assert resp.json() == {'glob': ['Cannot specify both glob and regex']}
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py b/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py
index d430cdaa2..152c91569 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/views/asset.py
@@ -517,23 +517,14 @@ def list(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
 
         queryset = self.filter_queryset(self.get_queryset())
         glob_pattern: str | None = serializer.validated_data.get('glob')
-        regex_pattern: str | None = serializer.validated_data.get('regex')
-
-        if regex_pattern is not None:
-            try:
-                # Validate the regex by calling re.compile on it
-                re.compile(regex_pattern)
-                queryset = queryset.filter(path__iregex=regex_pattern)
-            except re.error:
-                return Response(
-                    data=f'{regex_pattern} is not a valid regex pattern.',
-                    status=status.HTTP_400_BAD_REQUEST,
-                )
 
         if glob_pattern is not None:
-            queryset = queryset.filter(
-                path__iregex=glob_pattern.replace('*', '.*').replace('.', '\\.')
-            )
+            # Escape special characters in the glob pattern. This is a security precaution taken
+            # since we are using postgres' regex search. A malicious user who knows this could
+            # include a regex as part of the glob expression, which postgres would happily parse
+            # and use if it's not escaped.
+            glob_pattern = re.escape(glob_pattern)
+            queryset = queryset.filter(path__iregex=glob_pattern.replace('\\*', '.*'))
 
         page = self.paginate_queryset(queryset)
         if page is not None:
diff --git a/dandiapi/api/views/serializers.py b/dandiapi/api/views/serializers.py
index 46cb9a0ca..eeb83f568 100644
--- a/dandiapi/api/views/serializers.py
+++ b/dandiapi/api/views/serializers.py
@@ -201,11 +201,3 @@ class AssetPathsQueryParameterSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
 
 class AssetListSerializer(serializers.Serializer):
     glob = serializers.CharField(required=False)
-    regex = serializers.CharField(required=False)
-
-    def validate(self, attrs):
-        if 'glob' in attrs and 'regex' in attrs:
-            raise serializers.ValidationError(
-                {'glob': 'Cannot specify both glob and regex'},
-            )
-        return super().validate(attrs)