diff --git a/bits/79_html.js b/bits/79_html.js
index a552b4a..41b6a97 100644
--- a/bits/79_html.js
+++ b/bits/79_html.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var HTML_ = (function() {
 				var _t/*:string*/ = tag.t || "";
 				/* TODO: generate stub cells */
 				if(!m.length) { C += CS; continue; }
-				m = htmldecode(unescapexml(m));
+				m = htmldecode(m);
 				if(range.s.r > R) range.s.r = R; if(range.e.r < R) range.e.r = R;
 				if(range.s.c > C) range.s.c = C; if(range.e.c < C) range.e.c = C;
 				if(!m.length) continue;