diff --git a/code/__HELPERS/text.dm b/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
index cc44e98b2c..dec44653af 100644
--- a/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
+++ b/code/__HELPERS/text.dm
@@ -53,36 +53,6 @@
 /proc/sanitize(t,list/repl_chars = null)
 	return html_encode(sanitize_simple(t,repl_chars))
 
-//Used for preprocessing entered text
-/proc/sanitize_rp(var/input, var/max_length = MAX_MESSAGE_LEN, var/encode = 1, var/trim = 1, var/extra = 1)
-	if(!input)
-		return
-
-	if(max_length)
-		input = copytext(input,1,max_length)
-
-	if(extra)
-		var/temp_input = replace_characters(input, list("\n"="  ","\t"=" "))//one character is replaced by two
-		if(length_char(input) < (length_char(temp_input) - 12)) //12 is the number of linebreaks allowed per message
-			input = replace_characters(temp_input,list("  "=" "))//replace again, this time the double spaces with single ones
-
-	if(encode)
-		// The below \ escapes have a space inserted to attempt to enable Travis auto-checking of span class usage. Please do not remove the space.
-		//In addition to processing html, html_encode removes byond formatting codes like "\ red", "\ i" and other.
-		//It is important to avoid double-encode text, it can "break" quotes and some other characters.
-		//Also, keep in mind that escaped characters don't work in the interface (window titles, lower left corner of the main window, etc.)
-		input = html_encode(input)
-	else
-		//If not need encode text, simply remove < and >
-		//note: we can also remove here byond formatting codes: 0xFF + next byte
-		input = replace_characters(input, list("<"=" ", ">"=" "))
-
-	if(trim)
-		//Maybe, we need trim text twice? Here and before copytext?
-		input = trim(input)
-
-	return input
-
 //Runs sanitize and strip_html_simple
 //I believe strip_html_simple() is required to run first to prevent '<' from displaying as '&lt;' after sanitize() calls byond's html_encode()
 /proc/strip_html(t,limit=MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
index ace632f3ed..8261c5ae8e 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/say.dm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 		to_chat(usr, "<span class='danger'>^^^----- The preceeding message has been DISCARDED for being over the maximum length of [MAX_MESSAGE_LEN]. It has NOT been sent! -----^^^</span>")
 		return
 
-	message = trim(copytext_char(sanitize_rp(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
+	message = trim(html_encode(message), MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
 	clear_typing_indicator()		// clear it immediately!
 
 	client?.last_activity = world.time