diff --git a/src/UI/UIAlert.js b/src/UI/UIAlert.js
index c5763ea0..7016e138 100644
--- a/src/UI/UIAlert.js
+++ b/src/UI/UIAlert.js
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ function UIAlert(options){
         santized_message = santized_message.replace(/&lt;strong&gt;/g, '<strong>');
         santized_message = santized_message.replace(/&lt;\/strong&gt;/g, '</strong>');
 
-        // replace sanitized <p> with <p>
-        santized_message = santized_message.replace(/&lt;p&gt;/g, '<p>');
-        santized_message = santized_message.replace(/&lt;\/p&gt;/g, '</p>');
-
         let h = '';
         // icon
         h += `<img class="window-alert-icon" src="${html_encode(options.body_icon)}">`;