diff --git a/db_readdump.php3 b/db_readdump.php3
index 5fbddfee4..63277cbb0 100755
--- a/db_readdump.php3
+++ b/db_readdump.php3
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ if($sql_query != "") {
 
 // sql.php3 will stripslash the query if get_magic_quotes_gpc
     if (get_magic_quotes_gpc() == 1) $sql_query = addslashes($sql_query);
-    $sql_query=htmlspecialchars($sql_query);
     include("./sql.php3");
     exit;
   }