diff --git a/libraries/classes/BrowseForeigners.php b/libraries/classes/BrowseForeigners.php
index c865588d30..302ca3d495 100644
--- a/libraries/classes/BrowseForeigners.php
+++ b/libraries/classes/BrowseForeigners.php
@@ -277,22 +277,15 @@ class BrowseForeigners
     private function getDescriptionAndTitle(string $description): array
     {
         if (mb_strlen($description) <= $this->limitChars) {
-            $description = htmlspecialchars(
-                $description
-            );
             $descriptionTitle = '';
         } else {
-            $descriptionTitle = htmlspecialchars(
-                $description
-            );
-            $description = htmlspecialchars(
-                mb_substr(
-                    $description,
-                    0,
-                    $this->limitChars
-                )
-                . '...'
-            );
+            $descriptionTitle = $description;
+            $description = mb_substr(
+                $description,
+                0,
+                $this->limitChars
+            )
+            . '...';
         }
 
         return [
diff --git a/test/classes/BrowseForeignersTest.php b/test/classes/BrowseForeignersTest.php
index aeaf090385..7381d073da 100644
--- a/test/classes/BrowseForeignersTest.php
+++ b/test/classes/BrowseForeignersTest.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ class BrowseForeignersTest extends AbstractTestCase
     protected function setUp(): void
     {
         parent::setUp();
+        parent::defineVersionConstants();
         parent::setTheme();
         $GLOBALS['cfg']['LimitChars'] = 50;
         $GLOBALS['cfg']['MaxRows'] = 25;
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ class BrowseForeignersTest extends AbstractTestCase
 
         $this->assertEquals(
             [
-                'foobar&lt;baz',
+                'foobar<baz',
                 '',
             ],
             $this->callFunction(
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ class BrowseForeignersTest extends AbstractTestCase
         $this->assertEquals(
             [
                 'fooba...',
-                'foobar&lt;baz',
+                'foobar<baz',
             ],
             $this->callFunction(
                 $browseForeigners,