diff --git a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
index 119d4ba18a..79497599f6 100644
--- a/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/guiutil.cpp
@@ -437,7 +437,6 @@ bool isDust(interfaces::Node& node, const QString& address, const CAmount& amoun
 QString HtmlEscape(const QString& str, bool fMultiLine)
 {
     QString escaped = str.toHtmlEscaped();
-    escaped = escaped.replace(" ", " ");
     if(fMultiLine)
     {
         escaped = escaped.replace("\n", "<br>\n");