diff --git a/anki/template/template.py b/anki/template/template.py
index 3fb4ca3ab..531fcc6e0 100644
--- a/anki/template/template.py
+++ b/anki/template/template.py
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ class Template(object):
 
             it = get_or_attr(context, section_name, None)
             replacer = ''
-            if it and isinstance(it, collections.Callable):
-                replacer = it(inner)
-            elif it and not hasattr(it, '__iter__'):
+            # if it and isinstance(it, collections.Callable):
+            #     replacer = it(inner)
+            if it and not hasattr(it, '__iter__'):
                 if section[2] != '^':
                     replacer = inner
             elif it and hasattr(it, 'keys') and hasattr(it, '__getitem__'):