diff --git a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
index 624cf152cf..65be3202c3 100644
--- a/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
+++ b/Content.Client/UserInterface/Systems/Chat/ChatUIController.cs
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ public sealed class ChatUIController : UIController
             return;
         }
 
-        var messages = SplitMessage(FormattedMessage.RemoveMarkup(msg.Message));
+        // msg.Message should be the string that a user sent over text, without any added markup.
+        var messages = SplitMessage(msg.Message);
 
         foreach (var message in messages)
         {