diff --git a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
index d0d18b5ee41..dd7501c44f9 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
+++ b/addons/web_editor/models/ir_ui_view.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from openerp.exceptions import AccessError
 from openerp.osv import osv
 from lxml import etree, html
 from openerp import api
-from openerp.tools import html_escape
 
 
 class view(osv.osv):
@@ -74,14 +73,6 @@ class view(osv.osv):
             # ensure there's only one match
             [root] = arch.xpath(section_xpath)
 
-        # html text need to be escaped for xml storage
-        def escape_node(node):
-            node.text = node.text and html_escape(node.text)
-            node.tail = node.tail and html_escape(node.tail)
-        escape_node(replacement)
-        for descendant in replacement.iterdescendants():
-            escape_node(descendant)
-
         root.text = replacement.text
         root.tail = replacement.tail
         # replace all children