diff --git a/js/h5p.js b/js/h5p.js
index 249d2bd..8881b86 100644
--- a/js/h5p.js
+++ b/js/h5p.js
@@ -1303,13 +1303,6 @@ if (H5P.jQuery) {
   });
 }
 
- /**
-  * Mimics how php's htmlspecialchars works (the way we use it)
-  */
-H5P.htmlSpecialChars = function(string) {
-  return string.toString().replace(/</g, '&lt;').replace(/>/g, '&gt;').replace(/'/g, '&#039;').replace(/"/g, '&quot;');
-};
-
 H5P.deprecatedTrigger = function(instance, event) {
   if (instance.trigger !== undefined) {
     instance.trigger(event);