diff --git a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/NoneElement.php b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/NoneElement.php
index f5057f3e654f6bebe176069bcad9d9bc461e99f9..9245debfee22d43d79f3c7311c8f5ec1f21b5011 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/NoneElement.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/backend/Classes/Form/Element/NoneElement.php
@@ -50,9 +50,6 @@ class NoneElement extends AbstractFormElement
             $formatOptions = $config['format.'] ?? [];
             $itemValue = $this->formatValue($config['format'], $itemValue, $formatOptions);
         }
-        if (!($config['pass_content'] ?? false)) {
-            $itemValue = htmlspecialchars($itemValue);
-        }
 
         $cols = ($config['cols'] ?? false) ?: ($config['size'] ?? false) ?: $this->defaultInputWidth;
         $size = MathUtility::forceIntegerInRange($cols, 5, $this->maxInputWidth);