diff --git a/files/routes/comments.py b/files/routes/comments.py
index 5c443ea8dc..367ade160c 100644
--- a/files/routes/comments.py
+++ b/files/routes/comments.py
@@ -597,7 +597,6 @@ def edit_comment(cid, v):
 	body = request.values.get("body", "")[:10000]
 	for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|WEBP|9999))', body, re.MULTILINE):
 		if "wikipedia" not in i.group(1): body = body.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-	body = re.sub('([^\n])\n([^\n])', r'\1\n\n\2', body)
 	body_md = CustomRenderer().render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 	body_html = sanitize(body_md)
 
diff --git a/files/routes/posts.py b/files/routes/posts.py
index 6630d7d5ca..549bc8da2c 100644
--- a/files/routes/posts.py
+++ b/files/routes/posts.py
@@ -229,7 +229,6 @@ def edit_post(pid, v):
 	if body != p.body:
 		for i in re.finditer('^(https:\/\/.*\.(png|jpg|jpeg|gif|webp|PNG|JPG|JPEG|GIF|WEBP|9999))', body, re.MULTILINE):
 			if "wikipedia" not in i.group(1): body = body.replace(i.group(1), f'![]({i.group(1)})')
-		body = re.sub('([^\n])\n([^\n])', r'\1\n\n\2', body)
 		body_md = CustomRenderer().render(mistletoe.Document(body))
 		body_html = sanitize(body_md)