diff --git a/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
index dec9394be..e5a0cb514 100644
--- a/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/protocol_serializer.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class ProtocolSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   def added_by
     {
       avatar: object.added_by&.avatar_url(:icon_small),
-      name: escape_input(object.added_by&.full_name)
+      name: object.added_by&.full_name
     }
   end
 
diff --git a/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb
index 07d091d7a..06e983417 100644
--- a/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/step_serializer.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,6 @@ class StepSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   end
 
   def created_by
-    escape_input(object.user.full_name)
+    object.user.full_name
   end
 end