diff --git a/src/web/app/common/scripts/text-compiler.js b/src/web/app/common/scripts/text-compiler.js
index a3c1fe8dde..3ff617484b 100644
--- a/src/web/app/common/scripts/text-compiler.js
+++ b/src/web/app/common/scripts/text-compiler.js
@@ -9,13 +9,10 @@ const escape = function(text) {
 		.replace(/</g, '&lt;');
 };
 
-module.exports = function(tokens, shouldBreak, shouldEscape) {
+module.exports = function(tokens, shouldBreak) {
 	if (shouldBreak == null) {
 		shouldBreak = true;
 	}
-	if (shouldEscape != null) {
-		alert('do not use this option')
-	}
 
 	const me = riot.mixin('i').me;