diff --git a/webapp/utils/text_formatting.jsx b/webapp/utils/text_formatting.jsx
index 7a5dc56c79..21bfe5333f 100644
--- a/webapp/utils/text_formatting.jsx
+++ b/webapp/utils/text_formatting.jsx
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ export function doFormatText(text, options) {
         });
     }
 
-    //replace all "/" to "/<wbr />"
-    output = output.replace(/\//g, '/<wbr />');
-
     // reinsert tokens with formatted versions of the important words and phrases
     output = replaceTokens(output, tokens);