diff --git a/qt/aqt/editor.py b/qt/aqt/editor.py
index 1add63905..d01238853 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/editor.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/editor.py
@@ -500,9 +500,7 @@ class Editor:
         self.web.eval("setBackgrounds(%s);" % json.dumps(cols))
 
     def showDupes(self):
-        contents = html.escape(
-            stripHTMLMedia(self.note.fields[0]), quote=False
-        ).replace('"', r"\"")
+        contents = self.note.fields[0].replace('"', r"\"")
         browser = aqt.dialogs.open("Browser", self.mw)
         browser.form.searchEdit.lineEdit().setText(
             '"dupe:%s,%s"' % (self.note.model()["id"], contents)
diff --git a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
index 28a763ed3..b678bbd33 100644
--- a/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
+++ b/rslib/src/search/sqlwriter.rs
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ impl SqlWriter<'_> {
             ntid, csum
         )
         .unwrap();
-        self.args.push(text.to_string());
+        self.args.push(text_nohtml.to_string());
     }
 
     fn write_added(&mut self, days: u32) -> Result<()> {