diff --git a/user/view.php b/user/view.php
index f42a1ed7880..afffb11c426 100644
--- a/user/view.php
+++ b/user/view.php
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     // Print the description
 
     if ($user->description) {
-        echo "<p>".format_text(clean_text($user->description, FORMAT_MOODLE))."</p><hr>";
+        echo "<p>".format_text($user->description, FORMAT_MOODLE)."</p><hr>";
     }
 
     // Print all the little details in a list