diff --git a/indra/llcommon/llerror.cpp b/indra/llcommon/llerror.cpp
index 153bfab54c11070b990efa7895b5db12be53d0bf..29de79dc6423efc167280989a1d86fe966aa8030 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/llerror.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/llerror.cpp
@@ -899,33 +899,6 @@ namespace LLError
 
 namespace
 {
-	std::string sanitizeMessage(const std::string& message)
-	{
-		std::string message_new;
-		S32 len = message.length();
-		for (S32 i = 0; i < len; i++)
-		{
-			char c = message[i];
-			if (c == '\\')
-			{
-				message_new += "\\\\";
-			}
-			else if (c == '\n')
-			{
-				message_new += "\\n";
-			}
-			else if (c == '\r')
-			{
-				message_new += "\\r";
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				message_new += c;
-			}
-		}
-		return message_new;
-	}
-	
 	void writeToRecorders(const LLError::CallSite& site, const std::string& message, bool show_location = true, bool show_time = true, bool show_tags = true, bool show_level = true, bool show_function = true)
 	{
 		LLError::ELevel level = site.mLevel;
@@ -964,7 +937,7 @@ namespace
 				message_stream << site.mFunctionString << " ";
 			}
 
-			message_stream << sanitizeMessage(message);
+			message_stream << message;
 
 			r->recordMessage(level, message_stream.str());
 		}