diff --git a/common/string.cpp b/common/string.cpp
index cc3ce95a29..7c8ba290cf 100644
--- a/common/string.cpp
+++ b/common/string.cpp
@@ -59,9 +59,14 @@ wxString EscapeString( const wxString& aSource, ESCAPE_CONTEXT aContext )
         }
         else if( aContext == CTX_NETNAME )
         {
+// Currently, modifying a netname creates mubh more issues than it fixes.
+// Especially the netnames shown on screen are not those living in netlists
+// breaking net info in Spice, Gerber X2 and IPC356 for instance
+#if 0
             if( c == '/' )
                 converted += "{slash}";
             else
+#endif
                 converted += c;
         }
         else if( aContext == CTX_LIBID )