diff --git a/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm b/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
index 54729d5f83..f5ad72e731 100644
--- a/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
+++ b/code/datums/elements/flavor_text.dm
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(mobs_with_editable_flavor_text) //et tu, hacky code
 		return
 	var/msg = replacetext(text, "\n", " ")
 	if(length_char(msg) <= 40)
-		examine_list += "<span class='notice'>[html_encode(msg)]</span>"
+		examine_list += "<span class='notice'>[msg]</span>"
 	else
-		examine_list += "<span class='notice'>[html_encode(copytext_char(msg, 1, 37))]... <a href='?src=[REF(src)];show_flavor=[REF(target)]'>More...</span></a>"
+		examine_list += "<span class='notice'>[copytext_char(msg, 1, 37)]... <a href='?src=[REF(src)];show_flavor=[REF(target)]'>More...</span></a>"
 
 /datum/element/flavor_text/Topic(href, href_list)
 	. = ..()