diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e94e8f8e9..af1ea4502 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "arcsecond": "^4.1.0",
     "core-js": "^3.16.4",
     "diff-match-patch": "^1.0.4",
-    "dompurify": "^2.3.1",
     "graphql": "^15.0.0",
     "karma-spec-reporter": "0.0.32",
     "moment": "^2.24.0",
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.html b/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.html
index 67e729946..261bb5da1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.html
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     </mat-tab>
     <mat-tab label="Preview">
       <div class="tab-content" style="min-height: 228px">
-        <markdown #markdownArea *ngIf="commentField.value !== ''" [data]="sanitize(commentField.value)" disableInternalLink></markdown>
+        <markdown #markdownArea *ngIf="commentField.value !== ''" [data]="commentField.value" disableInternalLink></markdown>
         <div *ngIf="commentField.value === ''">Nothing to preview.</div>
       </div>
     </mat-tab>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.ts
index 9d5f27fa7..8da95cc93 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comment-editor/comment-editor.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { HttpErrorResponse } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Component, ElementRef, EventEmitter, Input, OnInit, Output, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { AbstractControl, FormGroup, Validators } from '@angular/forms';
-import * as DOMPurify from 'dompurify';
 import { UndoRedo } from '../../core/models/undoredo.model';
 import { ErrorHandlingService } from '../../core/services/error-handling.service';
 import { LoggingService } from '../../core/services/logging.service';
@@ -135,11 +134,6 @@ export class CommentEditorComponent implements OnInit {
     event.preventDefault();
   }
 
-  // Sanitize markdown
-  sanitize(commentFieldValue) {
-    return DOMPurify.sanitize(commentFieldValue);
-  }
-
   // To enable file drop in non-input elements, the dragOver event must be cancelled.
   enableFileDrop(event) {
     event.preventDefault();