diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs
index 6946f7722..c4a99edca 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ DokuWiki:  <https://www.dokuwiki.org/dokuwiki>
 -}
 
 {-
-    [ ] Don't convert & to &amp;
     [ ] Don't generate <blockquote>...
     [ ] Don't generate <pre>...
     [ ] Implement definition lists
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ import Text.Pandoc.Options
 import Text.Pandoc.Shared
 import Text.Pandoc.Writers.Shared
 import Text.Pandoc.Templates (renderTemplate')
-import Text.Pandoc.XML ( escapeStringForXML )
+import Text.Pandoc.XML ( escapeStringForXML ) -- TODO Remove this line
 import Data.List ( intersect, intercalate )
 import Network.URI ( isURI )
 import Control.Monad.State
@@ -89,7 +88,7 @@ pandocToDokuWiki opts (Pandoc meta blocks) = do
      else return main
 
 -- | Escape special characters for DokuWiki.
-escapeString :: String -> String
+escapeString :: String -> String -- TODO Remove this
 escapeString =  escapeStringForXML
 
 -- | Convert Pandoc block element to DokuWiki.
@@ -404,7 +403,7 @@ inlineToDokuWiki opts (Cite _  lst) = inlineListToDokuWiki opts lst
 inlineToDokuWiki _ (Code _ str) =
   return $ "<code>" ++ (escapeString str) ++ "</code>"
 
-inlineToDokuWiki _ (Str str) = return $ escapeString str
+inlineToDokuWiki _ (Str str) = return $ str
 
 inlineToDokuWiki _ (Math _ str) = return $ "<math>" ++ str ++ "</math>"
                                  -- note:  str should NOT be escaped
diff --git a/tests/writer.dokuwiki b/tests/writer.dokuwiki
index 0d03ea8b3..742c9ca25 100644
--- a/tests/writer.dokuwiki
+++ b/tests/writer.dokuwiki
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Nested block quotes:
 </blockquote>
 <blockquote>nested
 </blockquote></blockquote>
-This should not be a block quote: 2 &gt; 1.
+This should not be a block quote: 2 > 1.
 
 And a following paragraph.
 
@@ -501,15 +501,15 @@ Here is some unicode:
   * set membership: ∈
   * copyright: ©
 
-AT&amp;T has an ampersand in their name.
+AT&T has an ampersand in their name.
 
-AT&amp;T is another way to write it.
+AT&T is another way to write it.
 
-This &amp; that.
+This & that.
 
-4 &lt; 5.
+4 < 5.
 
-6 &gt; 5.
+6 > 5.
 
 Backslash: \
 
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ Left paren: (
 
 Right paren: )
 
-Greater-than: &gt;
+Greater-than: >
 
 Hash: #
 
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ Foo [[url/|biz]].
 
 Here’s a [[http://example.com/?foo=1&bar=2|link with an ampersand in the URL]].
 
-Here’s a link with an amersand in the link text: [[http://att.com/|AT&amp;T]].
+Here’s a link with an amersand in the link text: [[http://att.com/|AT&T]].
 
 Here’s an [[script?foo=1&bar=2|inline link]].