diff --git a/lib/pleroma/html.ex b/lib/pleroma/html.ex
index 4acd46253..997e965f0 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/html.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/html.ex
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ def extract_first_external_url(object, content) do
     Cachex.fetch!(:scrubber_cache, key, fn _key ->
       result =
         content
-        |> HtmlEntities.decode()
         |> Floki.filter_out("a.mention,a.hashtag,a[rel~=\"tag\"]")
         |> Floki.attribute("a", "href")
         |> Enum.at(0)
diff --git a/mix.lock b/mix.lock
index 0d41c4ad5..49bdad128 100644
--- a/mix.lock
+++ b/mix.lock
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
   "fast_html": {:hex, :fast_html, "0.99.4", "d80812664f0429607e1d880fba0ef04da87a2e4fa596701bcaae17953535695c", [:make, :mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "fast_sanitize": {:hex, :fast_sanitize, "0.1.4", "6c2e7203ca2f8275527a3021ba6e9d5d4ee213a47dc214a97c128737c9e56df1", [:mix], [{:fast_html, "~> 0.99", [hex: :fast_html, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:plug, "~> 1.8", [hex: :plug, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "flake_id": {:hex, :flake_id, "0.1.0", "7716b086d2e405d09b647121a166498a0d93d1a623bead243e1f74216079ccb3", [:mix], [{:base62, "~> 1.2", [hex: :base62, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}, {:ecto, ">= 2.0.0", [hex: :ecto, repo: "hexpm", optional: true]}], "hexpm"},
-  "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.23.0", "956ab6dba828c96e732454809fb0bd8d43ce0979b75f34de6322e73d4c917829", [:mix], [{:html_entities, "~> 0.4.0", [hex: :html_entities, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
+  "floki": {:hex, :floki, "0.23.1", "e100306ce7d8841d70a559748e5091542e2cfc67ffb3ade92b89a8435034dab1", [:mix], [{:html_entities, "~> 0.5.0", [hex: :html_entities, repo: "hexpm", optional: false]}], "hexpm"},
   "gen_smtp": {:hex, :gen_smtp, "0.15.0", "9f51960c17769b26833b50df0b96123605a8024738b62db747fece14eb2fbfcc", [:rebar3], [], "hexpm"},
   "gen_stage": {:hex, :gen_stage, "0.14.3", "d0c66f1c87faa301c1a85a809a3ee9097a4264b2edf7644bf5c123237ef732bf", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},
   "gen_state_machine": {:hex, :gen_state_machine, "2.0.5", "9ac15ec6e66acac994cc442dcc2c6f9796cf380ec4b08267223014be1c728a95", [:mix], [], "hexpm"},