diff --git a/src/html/helpdata.cpp b/src/html/helpdata.cpp
index ca94e3feaf..5e35fe729e 100644
--- a/src/html/helpdata.cpp
+++ b/src/html/helpdata.cpp
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ bool HP_TagHandler::HandleTag(const wxHtmlTag& tag)
     
                 ESCSEQ("yuml", ""),
 
-                ESCSEQ("#60", "<"),
-                ESCSEQ("#62", ">"),
-
                 /* this one should ALWAYS stay the last one!!! */
                 ESCSEQ("amp", "&"),
                 ESCSEQ("#38", "&"),
diff --git a/src/html/htmlcell.cpp b/src/html/htmlcell.cpp
index df31b8559d..b8330c4e10 100644
--- a/src/html/htmlcell.cpp
+++ b/src/html/htmlcell.cpp
@@ -263,9 +263,6 @@ wxHtmlWordCell::wxHtmlWordCell(const wxString& word, wxDC& dc) : wxHtmlCell()
     
                 ESCSEQ("yuml", ""),
 
-                ESCSEQ("#60", "<"),
-                ESCSEQ("#62", ">"),
-
                 /* this one should ALWAYS stay the last one!!! */
                 ESCSEQ("amp", "&"),
                 ESCSEQ("#38", "&"),