diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index d77281266e..18069505e6 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -163,15 +163,13 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 			var postAtIndex = findPost(Math.max(0, req.params.post_index - 1));
 
 			if (postAtIndex && postAtIndex.content) {
-				description = S(postAtIndex.content).stripTags().decodeHTMLEntities().s;
+				description = S(postAtIndex.content).decodeHTMLEntities().stripTags().s;
 			}
 
 			if (description.length > 255) {
 				description = description.substr(0, 255) + '...';
 			}
 
-			description = validator.escape(description);
-
 			var ogImageUrl = '';
 			if (topicData.thumb) {
 				ogImageUrl = topicData.thumb;