diff --git a/src/ol/tile/tileurlfunction.js b/src/ol/tile/tileurlfunction.js
index 6e8c29c6c0..fb1825393b 100644
--- a/src/ol/tile/tileurlfunction.js
+++ b/src/ol/tile/tileurlfunction.js
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ ol.TileUrlFunction.createFromTemplate = function(template) {
     if (goog.isNull(tileCoord)) {
       return undefined;
     } else {
-      return template.replace(/\{z\}/, tileCoord.z)
-                     .replace(/\{x\}/, tileCoord.x)
-                     .replace(/\{y\}/, tileCoord.y);
+      return template.replace('{z}', tileCoord.z)
+                     .replace('{x}', tileCoord.x)
+                     .replace('{y}', tileCoord.y);
     }
   };
 };