diff --git a/app/utils.py b/app/utils.py
index 2cee9834..e0199917 100644
--- a/app/utils.py
+++ b/app/utils.py
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ def allowlist_html(html: str, a_target='_blank') -> str:
 # this is for pyfedi's version of Markdown (differs from lemmy for: newlines for soft breaks, ...)
 def markdown_to_html(markdown_text, anchors_new_tab=True) -> str:
     if markdown_text:
-        raw_html = markdown2.markdown(markdown_text, safe_mode=True,
+        raw_html = markdown2.markdown(markdown_text,
                     extras={'middle-word-em': False, 'tables': True, 'fenced-code-blocks': True, 'strike': True, 'breaks': {'on_newline': True, 'on_backslash': True}})
         return allowlist_html(raw_html, a_target='_blank' if anchors_new_tab else '')
     else: