diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php
index 2c4d5e48c4..0a617c098f 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentyfifteen/inc/template-tags.php
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function twentyfifteen_entry_meta() {
 	$format = get_post_format();
 	if ( current_theme_supports( 'post-formats', $format ) ) {
 		printf( '<span class="entry-format">%1$s<a href="%2$s">%3$s</a></span>',
-			sprintf( '<span class="screen-reader-text">%s </span>', esc_html_x( 'Format', 'Used before post format.', 'twentyfifteen' ) ),
+			sprintf( '<span class="screen-reader-text">%s </span>', _x( 'Format', 'Used before post format.', 'twentyfifteen' ) ),
 			esc_url( get_post_format_link( $format ) ),
 			get_post_format_string( $format )
 		);
@@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ function twentyfifteen_entry_meta() {
 
 		$time_string = sprintf( $time_string,
 			esc_attr( get_the_date( 'c' ) ),
-			esc_html( get_the_date() ),
+			get_the_date(),
 			esc_attr( get_the_modified_date( 'c' ) ),
-			esc_html( get_the_modified_date() )
+			get_the_modified_date()
 		);
 
 		printf( '<span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span><a href="%2$s" rel="bookmark">%3$s</a></span>',
-			esc_html_x( 'Posted on', 'Used before publish date.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			_x( 'Posted on', 'Used before publish date.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
 			esc_url( get_permalink() ),
 			$time_string
 		);
@@ -82,16 +82,16 @@ function twentyfifteen_entry_meta() {
 	if ( 'post' == get_post_type() ) {
 		if ( is_singular() || is_multi_author() ) {
 			printf( '<span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span><a class="url fn n" href="%2$s">%3$s</a></span></span>',
-				esc_html_x( 'Author', 'Used before post author name.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+				_x( 'Author', 'Used before post author name.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
 				esc_url( get_author_posts_url( get_the_author_meta( 'ID' ) ) ),
-				esc_html( get_the_author() )
+				get_the_author()
 			);
 		}
 
 		$categories_list = get_the_category_list( _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'twentyfifteen' ) );
 		if ( $categories_list && twentyfifteen_categorized_blog() ) {
 			printf( '<span class="cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
-				esc_html_x( 'Categories', 'Used before category names.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+				_x( 'Categories', 'Used before category names.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
 				$categories_list
 			);
 		}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function twentyfifteen_entry_meta() {
 		$tags_list = get_the_tag_list( '', _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'twentyfifteen' ) );
 		if ( $tags_list ) {
 			printf( '<span class="tags-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
-				esc_html_x( 'Tags', 'Used before tag names.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+				_x( 'Tags', 'Used before tag names.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
 				$tags_list
 			);
 		}
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ function twentyfifteen_entry_meta() {
 		$metadata = wp_get_attachment_metadata();
 
 		printf( '<span class="full-size-link"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span><a href="%2$s">%3$s &times; %4$s</a></span>',
-			esc_html_x( 'Full size', 'Used before full size attachment link.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
+			_x( 'Full size', 'Used before full size attachment link.', 'twentyfifteen' ),
 			esc_url( wp_get_attachment_url() ),
 			$metadata['width'],
 			$metadata['height']