diff --git a/module/testcase/model.php b/module/testcase/model.php
index a3e8fbb4d2..f882088460 100644
--- a/module/testcase/model.php
+++ b/module/testcase/model.php
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ class testcaseModel extends model
                             $stepData->parent  = ($stepData->type == 'item') ? $parentStepID : 0;
                             $stepData->case    = $caseID;
                             $stepData->version = $version;
-                            $stepData->desc    = htmlspecialchars($step['desc']);
+                            $stepData->desc    = $step['desc'];
                             $stepData->expect  = htmlspecialchars($step['expect']);
                             $this->dao->insert(TABLE_CASESTEP)->data($stepData)->autoCheck()->exec();
                             if($stepData->type == 'group') $parentStepID = $this->dao->lastInsertID();
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ class testcaseModel extends model
                         $stepData->parent  = ($stepData->type == 'item') ? $parentStepID : 0;
                         $stepData->case    = $caseID;
                         $stepData->version = 1;
-                        $stepData->desc    = htmlspecialchars($desc);
+                        $stepData->desc    = $desc;
                         $stepData->expect  = htmlspecialchars($this->post->expect[$key][$id]);
                         $this->dao->insert(TABLE_CASESTEP)->data($stepData)->autoCheck()->exec();
                         if($stepData->type == 'group') $parentStepID = $this->dao->lastInsertID();
diff --git a/module/testsuite/model.php b/module/testsuite/model.php
index 8c8b3adf07..8b564537e9 100644
--- a/module/testsuite/model.php
+++ b/module/testsuite/model.php
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ class testsuiteModel extends model
                             $stepData->parent  = ($stepData->type == 'item') ? $parentStepID : 0;
                             $stepData->case    = $caseID;
                             $stepData->version = $version;
-                            $stepData->desc    = htmlspecialchars($step['desc']);
+                            $stepData->desc    = $step['desc'];
                             $stepData->expect  = htmlspecialchars($step['expect']);
                             $this->dao->insert(TABLE_CASESTEP)->data($stepData)->autoCheck()->exec();
                             if($stepData->type == 'group') $parentStepID = $this->dao->lastInsertID();
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ class testsuiteModel extends model
                         $stepData->parent  = ($stepData->type == 'item') ? $parentStepID : 0;
                         $stepData->case    = $caseID;
                         $stepData->version = 1;
-                        $stepData->desc    = htmlspecialchars($desc);
+                        $stepData->desc    = $desc;
                         $stepData->expect  = htmlspecialchars($data->expect[$key][$id]);
                         $this->dao->insert(TABLE_CASESTEP)->data($stepData)->autoCheck()->exec();
                         if($stepData->type == 'group') $parentStepID = $this->dao->lastInsertID();