diff --git a/lib/render/html.js b/lib/render/html.js
index 30a374ee..83686ff5 100644
--- a/lib/render/html.js
+++ b/lib/render/html.js
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ function link(node, entering) {
   var attrs = this.attrs(node);
   if (entering) {
     if (!(this.options.safe && potentiallyUnsafe(node.destination))) {
-      attrs.push(['href', this.esc(node.destination, false)]);
+      attrs.push(['href', this.esc(node.destination)]);
     }
     if (node.title) {
-      attrs.push(['title', this.esc(node.title, false)]);
+      attrs.push(['title', this.esc(node.title)]);
     }
     this.tag('a', attrs);
   } else {
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function image(node, entering) {
       if (this.options.safe && potentiallyUnsafe(node.destination)) {
         this.lit('<img src="" alt="');
       } else {
-        this.lit('<img src="' + this.esc(node.destination, false) +
+        this.lit('<img src="' + this.esc(node.destination) +
             '" alt="');
       }
     }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ function image(node, entering) {
     this.disableTags -= 1;
     if (this.disableTags === 0) {
       if (node.title) {
-        this.lit('" title="' + this.esc(node.title, false));
+        this.lit('" title="' + this.esc(node.title));
       }
       this.lit('" />');
     }
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ function code_block(node) {
   var info_words = node.info ? node.info.split(/\s+/) : []
     , attrs = this.attrs(node);
   if (info_words.length > 0 && info_words[0].length > 0) {
-    attrs.push(['class', 'language-' + this.esc(info_words[0], false)]);
+    attrs.push(['class', 'language-' + this.esc(info_words[0])]);
   }
   this.cr();
   this.tag('pre');
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ function custom_block(node, entering) {
 /* Helper methods */
 
 function out(s) {
-  this.lit(this.esc(s, false));
+  this.lit(this.esc(s));
 }
 
 function attrs (node) {