diff --git a/src/snek/system/markdown.py b/src/snek/system/markdown.py
index 6d90d1c..b71b8f2 100644
--- a/src/snek/system/markdown.py
+++ b/src/snek/system/markdown.py
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class MarkdownRenderer(HTMLRenderer):
         formatter = html.HtmlFormatter()
         self.env.globals["highlight_styles"] = formatter.get_style_defs()
 
-    def _escape(self, str):
-        return str  ##escape(str)
+    #def _escape(self, str):
+    #    return str  ##escape(str)
 
     def get_lexer(self, lang, default="bash"):
         try: