diff --git a/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php b/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php
index 4c620b1c..df0146e1 100644
--- a/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php
+++ b/includes/class-simple-local-avatars.php
@@ -913,7 +913,7 @@ public function edit_user_profile( $profileuser ) {
 							<div id="simple-local-avatar-photo" class="image-container" style="width: 100px; height: 100px; display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column;">
 								<?php
 								add_filter( 'pre_option_avatar_rating', '__return_empty_string' );     // ignore ratings here
-								echo wp_kses_post( get_simple_local_avatar( $profileuser->ID ) );
+								echo get_simple_local_avatar( $profileuser->ID );
 								remove_filter( 'pre_option_avatar_rating', '__return_empty_string' );
 								?>
 								<span class="spinner" id="simple-local-avatar-spinner"></span>
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ public function action_remove_simple_local_avatar() {
 			$this->avatar_delete( $user_id );    // delete old images if successful
 
 			if ( defined( 'DOING_AJAX' ) && DOING_AJAX ) {
-				echo wp_kses_post( get_simple_local_avatar( $user_id ) );
+				echo get_simple_local_avatar( $user_id );
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ public function ajax_assign_simple_local_avatar_media() {
 			$this->assign_new_user_avatar( $media_id, $user_id );
 		}
 
-		echo wp_kses_post( get_simple_local_avatar( $user_id ) );
+		echo get_simple_local_avatar( $user_id );
 
 		die;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/SimpleLocalAvatarsTest.php b/tests/phpunit/SimpleLocalAvatarsTest.php
index 7b7c3ce3..a028a208 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/SimpleLocalAvatarsTest.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/SimpleLocalAvatarsTest.php
@@ -353,10 +353,6 @@ public function test_edit_user_profile() {
 		       ->with( 1 )
 		       ->andReturn( '<img src="test-image-user-avatar"/>' );
 
-		WP_Mock::userFunction( 'wp_kses_post' )
-		       ->with( '<img src="test-image-user-avatar"/>' )
-		       ->andReturn( '<img src="test-image-user-avatar"/>' );
-
 		$profileuser     = new stdClass();
 		$profileuser->ID = 1;