diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/badge-card.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/badge-card.js.es6
index ae61519c29..7366d05ef8 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/badge-card.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/components/badge-card.js.es6
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ export default Ember.Component.extend({
     if (size === 'large') {
       const longDescription = this.get('badge.long_description');
       if (!_.isEmpty(longDescription)) {
-        return Discourse.Emoji.unescape(Discourse.Utilities.escapeExpression(longDescription));
+        return Discourse.Emoji.unescape(longDescription);
       }
     }
-    return Discourse.Utilities.escapeExpression(this.get('badge.description'));
+    return this.get('badge.description');
   }
 
 });