diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 080e97c6..2f5c90e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -118,11 +118,6 @@
     "lint-staged": "15.0.2",
     "loglevel": "1.8.1",
     "loglevel-plugin-prefix": "0.8.4",
-    "markdown-it": "13.0.1",
-    "markdown-it-container": "3.0.0",
-    "markdown-it-implicit-figures": "0.11.0",
-    "markdown-it-mark": "3.0.1",
-    "markdown-it-replace-link": "1.2.0",
     "nanostores": "0.7.4",
     "prettier": "3.0.3",
     "prettier-eslint": "16.1.2",
diff --git a/src/components/Article/AudioPlayer/PlayerPlaylist.tsx b/src/components/Article/AudioPlayer/PlayerPlaylist.tsx
index 7ce74f36..7f456f8b 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/AudioPlayer/PlayerPlaylist.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/AudioPlayer/PlayerPlaylist.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { Popover } from '../../_shared/Popover'
 import { Icon } from '../../_shared/Icon'
 import styles from './AudioPlayer.module.scss'
 import { GrowingTextarea } from '../../_shared/GrowingTextarea'
-import MD from '../MD'
 import { MediaItem } from '../../../pages/types'
 import SimplifiedEditor from '../../Editor/SimplifiedEditor'
 
@@ -146,12 +145,12 @@ export const PlayerPlaylist = (props: Props) => {
                   <div class={styles.descriptionBlock}>
                     <Show when={mi.body}>
                       <div class={styles.description}>
-                        <MD body={mi.body} />
+                        <div innerHTML={mi.body} />
                       </div>
                     </Show>
                     <Show when={mi.lyrics}>
                       <div class={styles.lyrics}>
-                        <MD body={mi.lyrics} />
+                        <div innerHTML={mi.lyrics} />
                       </div>
                     </Show>
                   </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Article/Comment/Comment.tsx b/src/components/Article/Comment/Comment.tsx
index dc43c7ee..4bb7bc2f 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/Comment/Comment.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/Comment/Comment.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Show, createMemo, createSignal, For, lazy, Suspense } from 'solid-js'
 import { clsx } from 'clsx'
 import { getPagePath } from '@nanostores/router'
 
-import MD from '../MD'
 import { Userpic } from '../../Author/Userpic'
 import { CommentRatingControl } from '../CommentRatingControl'
 import { CommentDate } from '../CommentDate'
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ export const Comment = (props: Props) => {
             </div>
           </Show>
           <div class={styles.commentBody}>
-            <Show when={editMode()} fallback={<MD body={body()} />}>
+            <Show when={editMode()} fallback={<div innerHTML={body()} />}>
               <Suspense fallback={<p>{t('Loading')}</p>}>
                 <SimplifiedEditor
                   initialContent={comment().body}
diff --git a/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx b/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
index 39586bb4..335ad71a 100644
--- a/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Article/FullArticle.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { createEffect, For, createMemo, onMount, Show, createSignal, onCleanup }
 import { Title } from '@solidjs/meta'
 import { clsx } from 'clsx'
 import { getPagePath } from '@nanostores/router'
-import MD from './MD'
 import type { Author, Shout } from '../../graphql/types.gen'
 import { useSession } from '../../context/session'
 import { useLocalize } from '../../context/localize'
@@ -319,7 +318,7 @@ export const FullArticle = (props: Props) => {
                         description={m.body}
                       />
                       <Show when={m?.body}>
-                        <MD body={m.body} />
+                        <div innerHTML={m.body} />
                       </Show>
                     </div>
                   )}
@@ -329,9 +328,7 @@ export const FullArticle = (props: Props) => {
 
             <Show when={body()}>
               <div id="shoutBody" class={styles.shoutBody} onClick={handleArticleBodyClick}>
-                <Show when={!body().startsWith('<')} fallback={<div innerHTML={body()} />}>
-                  <MD body={body()} />
-                </Show>
+                <div innerHTML={body()} />
               </div>
             </Show>
           </article>
diff --git a/src/components/Article/MD.tsx b/src/components/Article/MD.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 4dd6cd9c..00000000
--- a/src/components/Article/MD.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-import MD from 'markdown-it'
-import mdfig from 'markdown-it-implicit-figures'
-import mdmark from 'markdown-it-mark'
-import mdcustom from 'markdown-it-container'
-import mdlinks from 'markdown-it-replace-link'
-import { createMemo } from 'solid-js'
-
-const mit = MD({
-  html: true,
-  linkify: true,
-  typographer: true
-})
-mit.use(mdmark)
-mit.use(mdcustom)
-mit.use(mdfig, {
-  dataType: false, // <figure data-type="image">
-  figcaption: true // <figcaption>alternative text</figcaption>
-})
-mit.use(mdlinks)
-
-export default (props: { body: string }) => {
-  const body = createMemo(() => (props.body.startsWith('<') ? props.body : mit.render(props.body)))
-  return <div innerHTML={body()} />
-}
diff --git a/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx b/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx
index 991892c7..fc1c51cb 100644
--- a/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/profile/profileSettings.page.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { useSession } from '../../context/session'
 import FloatingPanel from '../../components/_shared/FloatingPanel/FloatingPanel'
 import { useSnackbar } from '../../context/snackbar'
 import { useLocalize } from '../../context/localize'
-import { Userpic } from '../../components/Author/Userpic'
 import { createStore } from 'solid-js/store'
 import { clone } from '../../utils/clone'
 import SimplifiedEditor from '../../components/Editor/SimplifiedEditor'