diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index e97588c30..2220574b1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ editor/centers.c, main/gamecntl.c, main/gamerend.c: Fixed argument specifier mis
 arch/ogl/gr.c, main/game.c: Moved screenshot message formating to HUD_init_message - patch by Kp (and me for non-OGL code ;))
 main/automap.c, main/credits.c, main/gamerend.c, main/gauges.c, main/hud.c, main/kmatrix.c, main/menu.c, main/newmenu.c, main/scores.c: Converted gr_printf to gr_string where needed - patch by Kp
 editor/medrobot.c, main/endlevel.c, main/fireball.c, main/gamecntl.c, main/hostage.c, main/multi.c, main/newdemo.c, main/powerup.c, main/wall.c, main/weapon.c, ui/file.c: Added dummy "%s" to prevent formatting untrusted literals - patch by Kp
+main/hud.c: Removed obsolete HUD cleaning code - patch by Kp
 
 20121102
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diff --git a/main/hud.c b/main/hud.c
index 2a4121850..bfd61e36c 100644
--- a/main/hud.c
+++ b/main/hud.c
@@ -147,14 +147,6 @@ int HUD_init_message_va(int class_flag, char * format, va_list args)
 		}
 	}
 
-	// HACK!!!
-	// clean message if necessary.
-	// using placeholders may mess up message string and crash game(s).
-	// block them also to prevent attacks from other clients.
-	for (i = 0; i <= strlen(message); i++)
-		if (message[i] == '%')
-			message [i] = ' ';
-
 	if (HUD_nmessages >= HUD_MAX_NUM_STOR)
 	{
 		HUD_nmessages = HUD_MAX_NUM_STOR; // unnecessary but just in case it might be bigger... which is impossible