diff --git a/classes/feeds.php b/classes/feeds.php
index fd98314a9..d924eeb3e 100644
--- a/classes/feeds.php
+++ b/classes/feeds.php
@@ -626,10 +626,8 @@ class Feeds extends Handler_Protected {
 						}
 					}
 
-					$feed_site_url = $line["site_url"];
-
-					$article_content = sanitize($this->link, $line["content_preview"],
-							false, false, $feed_site_url);
+#					$feed_site_url = $line["site_url"];
+					$article_content = $line["content_preview"];
 
 					$reply['content'] .= "<div id=\"POSTNOTE-$id\">";
 					if ($line['note']) {
diff --git a/classes/handler/public.php b/classes/handler/public.php
index d3c3fc094..0aa86a844 100644
--- a/classes/handler/public.php
+++ b/classes/handler/public.php
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 				$tpl->setVariable('ARTICLE_EXCERPT',
 					truncate_string(strip_tags($line["content_preview"]), 100, '...'), true);
 
-				$content = sanitize($this->link, $line["content_preview"], false, $owner_uid);
+				$content = $line["content_preview"];
 
 				if ($line['note']) {
 					$content = "<div style=\"$note_style\">Article note: " . $line['note'] . "</div>" .
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 				$article['link']	= $line['link'];
 				$article['title'] = $line['title'];
 				$article['excerpt'] = truncate_string(strip_tags($line["content_preview"]), 100, '...');
-				$article['content'] = sanitize($this->link, $line["content_preview"], false, $owner_uid);
+				$article['content'] = $line["content_preview"];
 				$article['updated'] = date('c', strtotime($line["updated"]));
 
 				if ($line['note']) $article['note'] = $line['note'];
diff --git a/classes/rpc.php b/classes/rpc.php
index cb3eeda98..56b13dc51 100644
--- a/classes/rpc.php
+++ b/classes/rpc.php
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ class RPC extends Handler_Protected {
 			FROM ttrss_entries, ttrss_user_entries
 			WHERE id = '$article_id' AND ref_id = id AND owner_uid = ".$_SESSION['uid']);
 
-		$content = sanitize($this->link, db_fetch_result($result, 0, "content"));
+		$content = db_fetch_result($result, 0, "content");
 		$title = strip_tags(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "title"));
 		$article_url = htmlspecialchars(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "link"));
 		$marked = sql_bool_to_bool(db_fetch_result($result, 0, "marked"));
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index f607cb3cc..a8f42d6d5 100644
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -2686,11 +2686,15 @@
 
 	}
 
-	function sanitize($link, $str, $force_strip_tags = false, $owner = false, $site_url = false) {
+	function sanitize($link, $str, $owner = false, $site_url = false) {
 		if (!$owner) $owner = $_SESSION["uid"];
 
 		$res = trim($str); if (!$res) return '';
 
+		# we don't support CDATA sections in articles, they break our own escaping
+		$res = preg_replace("/\[\[CDATA/", "", $res);
+		$res = preg_replace("/\]\]\>/", "", $res);
+
 		$config = array('safe' => 1, 'deny_attribute' => 'style');
 		$res = htmLawed($res, $config);
 
@@ -3626,13 +3630,6 @@
 		}
 	} // function encrypt_password
 
-	function sanitize_article_content($text) {
-		# we don't support CDATA sections in articles, they break our own escaping
-		$text = preg_replace("/\[\[CDATA/", "", $text);
-		$text = preg_replace("/\]\]\>/", "", $text);
-		return $text;
-	}
-
 	function load_filters($link, $feed_id, $owner_uid, $action_id = false) {
 		$filters = array();
 
diff --git a/include/rssfuncs.php b/include/rssfuncs.php
index 14fa5f348..af62a5041 100644
--- a/include/rssfuncs.php
+++ b/include/rssfuncs.php
@@ -770,9 +770,8 @@
 				}
 
 				# sanitize content
-
-				$entry_content = sanitize_article_content($entry_content);
-				$entry_title = sanitize_article_content($entry_title);
+				$entry_content = sanitize($link, $entry_content, $owner_uid, $site_url);
+				$entry_title = strip_tags($entry_title);
 
 				if ($debug_enabled) {
 					_debug("update_rss_feed: done collecting data [TITLE:$entry_title]");