diff --git a/dspace/src/org/dspace/core/Utils.java b/dspace/src/org/dspace/core/Utils.java
index b323d43c36..c5ab041bd7 100644
--- a/dspace/src/org/dspace/core/Utils.java
+++ b/dspace/src/org/dspace/core/Utils.java
@@ -234,7 +234,9 @@ public class Utils
     {
         value = value.replaceAll("&", "&");
         value = value.replaceAll("\"", """);
-        value = value.replaceAll("'", "'");
+	// actually, ' is an XML entity, not in HTML.
+	// that's why it's commented out.
+        //value = value.replaceAll("'", "'");
         value = value.replaceAll("<", "&lt;");
         value = value.replaceAll(">", "&gt;");