diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
index d68bb9a56a..7be043165b 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/js/staff-global.js
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ var HtmlCharsToEscape = {
     "&": "&",
     "<": "&lt;",
     ">": "&gt;",
-    "'": '&#39;',
-    '"': '&quot;'
 };
 String.prototype.escapeHtml = function () {
     return this.replace(/[&<>]/g, function (c) {