diff --git a/module_citeq.lua b/module_citeq.lua
index 6262d30..646ea91 100644
--- a/module_citeq.lua
+++ b/module_citeq.lua
@@ -349,7 +349,6 @@ local function get_name_list (nl_type, args, qid, wdl)
 	for i, k in ipairs(keys) do
 		names[i] = {}
 		local label = out[k].label
-		label = label:gsub(''', '\'');									-- prevent cs1|2 multiple names categorization; replace html entity with the actual character
 		names[i].label = label
 		names[i].qid   = out[k].qid or nil
 		names[i].human = out[k].human or nil