diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
index 08e108eec1..1569a9e0a0 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/HtmlHelper.java
@@ -2763,9 +2763,6 @@ public class HtmlHelper {
                         continue;
                     }
 
-                    // ­
-                    text = text.replace("\u00ad", "");
-
                     // Fold white space
                     text = FOLD_WHITESPACE.matcher(text).replaceAll(" ");