diff --git a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/renderers/DataRenderer.java b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/renderers/DataRenderer.java
index bd67caa5e..3d2c9573f 100644
--- a/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/renderers/DataRenderer.java
+++ b/org.hl7.fhir.r5/src/main/java/org/hl7/fhir/r5/renderers/DataRenderer.java
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public class DataRenderer extends Renderer {
       }
   
       // 2. markdown
-      String s = getContext().getMarkdown().process(Utilities.escapeXml(text), "narrative generator");
+      String s = getContext().getMarkdown().process(text, "narrative generator");
       XhtmlParser p = new XhtmlParser();
       XhtmlNode m;
       try {