diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
index a517272c6b..27b62ea041 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BillController.php
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ class BillController extends Controller
     {
         $billData = $request->getBillData();
         $bill     = $repository->store($billData);
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_new_bill', ['name' => e($bill->name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_new_bill', ['name' => $bill->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('create_another')) === 1) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ class BillController extends Controller
         $billData = $request->getBillData();
         $bill     = $repository->update($bill, $billData);
 
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_bill', ['name' => e($bill->name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_bill', ['name' => $bill->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('return_to_edit')) === 1) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
index 9f961bf06d..08f03c4aec 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/BudgetController.php
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
 
         $name = $budget->name;
         $this->repository->destroy($budget);
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_budget', ['name' => e($name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_budget', ['name' => $name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         return redirect($this->getPreviousUri('budgets.delete.uri'));
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         $data   = $request->getBudgetData();
         $budget = $this->repository->store($data);
 
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_new_budget', ['name' => e($budget->name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_new_budget', ['name' => $budget->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('create_another')) === 1) {
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ class BudgetController extends Controller
         $data = $request->getBudgetData();
         $this->repository->update($budget, $data);
 
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_budget', ['name' => e($budget->name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_budget', ['name' => $budget->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('return_to_edit')) === 1) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
index c35295733f..b64d1e15ae 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/CategoryController.php
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
         $name = $category->name;
         $repository->destroy($category);
 
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_category', ['name' => e($name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_category', ['name' => $name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         return redirect($this->getPreviousUri('categories.delete.uri'));
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
         $data     = $request->getCategoryData();
         $category = $repository->store($data);
 
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_category', ['name' => e($category->name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_category', ['name' => $category->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('create_another')) === 1) {
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ class CategoryController extends Controller
         $data = $request->getCategoryData();
         $repository->update($category, $data);
 
-        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_category', ['name' => e($category->name)])));
+        $request->session()->flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_category', ['name' => $category->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('return_to_edit')) === 1) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
index bed151d63b..1d0bb3c7e9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/PiggyBankController.php
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
      */
     public function destroy(PiggyBankRepositoryInterface $repository, PiggyBank $piggyBank)
     {
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_piggy_bank', ['name' => e($piggyBank->name)])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_piggy_bank', ['name' => $piggyBank->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
         $repository->destroy($piggyBank);
 
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
             'error', strval(
                        trans(
                            'firefly.cannot_add_amount_piggy',
-                           ['amount' => app('amount')->formatAnything($currency, $amount, false), 'name' => e($piggyBank->name)]
+                           ['amount' => app('amount')->formatAnything($currency, $amount, false), 'name' => $piggyBank->name]
                        )
                    )
         );
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
             'error', strval(
                        trans(
                            'firefly.cannot_remove_from_piggy',
-                           ['amount' => app('amount')->formatAnything($currency, $amount, false), 'name' => e($piggyBank->name)]
+                           ['amount' => app('amount')->formatAnything($currency, $amount, false), 'name' => $piggyBank->name]
                        )
                    )
         );
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
         $data      = $request->getPiggyBankData();
         $piggyBank = $repository->store($data);
 
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_piggy_bank', ['name' => e($piggyBank->name)])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_piggy_bank', ['name' => $piggyBank->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('create_another')) === 1) {
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ class PiggyBankController extends Controller
         $data      = $request->getPiggyBankData();
         $piggyBank = $repository->update($piggyBank, $data);
 
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_piggy_bank', ['name' => e($piggyBank->name)])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_piggy_bank', ['name' => $piggyBank->name])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('return_to_edit')) === 1) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
index 82de1dfc8a..376676e59f 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TagController.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class TagController extends Controller
         $tagName = $tag->tag;
         $this->repository->destroy($tag);
 
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_tag', ['tag' => e($tagName)])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_tag', ['tag' => $tagName])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         return redirect($this->getPreviousUri('tags.delete.uri'));
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ class TagController extends Controller
         $data = $request->collectTagData();
         $this->repository->store($data);
 
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.created_tag', ['tag' => e($data['tag'])])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.created_tag', ['tag' => $data['tag']])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('create_another')) === 1) {
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class TagController extends Controller
         $data = $request->collectTagData();
         $this->repository->update($tag, $data);
 
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_tag', ['tag' => e($data['tag'])])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_tag', ['tag' => $data['tag']])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         if (intval($request->get('return_to_edit')) === 1) {
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SingleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SingleController.php
index 00fdfd3128..29989bf223 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SingleController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SingleController.php
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class SingleController extends Controller
         }
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
         $type = $transactionJournal->transactionTypeStr();
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_' . strtolower($type), ['description' => e($transactionJournal->description)])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.deleted_' . strtolower($type), ['description' => $transactionJournal->description])));
 
         $this->repository->delete($transactionJournal);
 
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ class SingleController extends Controller
 
         event(new StoredTransactionJournal($journal, $data['piggy_bank_id']));
 
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_journal', ['description' => e($journal->description)])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.stored_journal', ['description' => $journal->description])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class SingleController extends Controller
         // update, get events by date and sort DESC
 
         $type = strtolower($journal->transactionTypeStr());
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_' . $type, ['description' => e($data['description'])])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_' . $type, ['description' => $data['description']])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php
index 1d35c2a45f..f658752ff6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Transaction/SplitController.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class SplitController extends Controller
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreEnd
 
         $type = strtolower($journal->transactionTypeStr());
-        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_' . $type, ['description' => e($data['journal_description'])])));
+        Session::flash('success', strval(trans('firefly.updated_' . $type, ['description' => $data['journal_description']])));
         Preferences::mark();
 
         // @codeCoverageIgnoreStart
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index 59465552e1..6bc0a0d7bf 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
         $events       = $tasker->getPiggyBankEvents($journal);
         $transactions = $tasker->getTransactionsOverview($journal);
         $what         = strtolower($journal->transaction_type_type ?? $journal->transactionType->type);
-        $subTitle     = trans('firefly.' . $what) . ' "' . e($journal->description) . '"';
+        $subTitle     = trans('firefly.' . $what) . ' "' . $journal->description . '"';
 
         return view('transactions.show', compact('journal', 'events', 'subTitle', 'what', 'transactions', 'linkTypes', 'links'));