diff --git a/lib/wiki.php b/lib/wiki.php
index 355a75f336d..218b8ad8220 100644
--- a/lib/wiki.php
+++ b/lib/wiki.php
@@ -201,11 +201,6 @@ class Wiki {
       $line = $this->do_list( $line );	        
     }    	
 
-   if (IN_MOODLE==1) {
-     // replace smilies
-     replace_smilies( $line );
-   }
-
    // typographic conventions
     $line = eregi_replace( "--", "—", $line );
     $line = eregi_replace( " - ", " – ", $line );