diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index ff828aa17..71c8c3a4e 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
   alias Pleroma.Conversation.Participation
   alias Pleroma.Delivery
   alias Pleroma.FollowingRelationship
+  alias Pleroma.Formatter
   alias Pleroma.HTML
   alias Pleroma.Keys
   alias Pleroma.Notification
@@ -452,7 +453,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
 
       fields =
         raw_fields
-        |> Enum.map(fn f -> Map.update!(f, "value", &AutoLinker.link(&1)) end)
+        |> Enum.map(fn f -> Map.update!(f, "value", &parse_fields(&1)) end)
 
       changeset
       |> put_change(:raw_fields, raw_fields)
@@ -462,6 +463,12 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
     end
   end
 
+  defp parse_fields(value) do
+    value
+    |> Formatter.linkify(mentions_format: :full)
+    |> elem(0)
+  end
+
   defp put_change_if_present(changeset, map_field, value_function) do
     if value = get_change(changeset, map_field) do
       with {:ok, new_value} <- value_function.(value) do
@@ -1979,17 +1986,6 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
 
   def fields(%{fields: fields}), do: fields
 
-  def sanitized_fields(%User{} = user) do
-    user
-    |> User.fields()
-    |> Enum.map(fn %{"name" => name, "value" => value} ->
-      %{
-        "name" => name,
-        "value" => Pleroma.HTML.filter_tags(value, Pleroma.HTML.Scrubber.LinksOnly)
-      }
-    end)
-  end
-
   def validate_fields(changeset, remote? \\ false) do
     limit_name = if remote?, do: :max_remote_account_fields, else: :max_account_fields
     limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, limit_name], 0)
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller/update_credentials_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller/update_credentials_test.exs
index b693c1a47..d78fbc5a1 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller/update_credentials_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/controllers/account_controller/update_credentials_test.exs
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController.UpdateCredentialsTest do
     test "update fields", %{conn: conn} do
       fields = [
         %{"name" => "<a href=\"http://google.com\">foo</a>", "value" => "<script>bar</script>"},
-        %{"name" => "link", "value" => "cofe.io"}
+        %{"name" => "link.io", "value" => "cofe.io"}
       ]
 
       account_data =
@@ -283,7 +283,10 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController.UpdateCredentialsTest do
 
       assert account_data["fields"] == [
                %{"name" => "<a href=\"http://google.com\">foo</a>", "value" => "bar"},
-               %{"name" => "link", "value" => ~S(<a href="http://cofe.io" rel="ugc">cofe.io</a>)}
+               %{
+                 "name" => "link.io",
+                 "value" => ~S(<a href="http://cofe.io" rel="ugc">cofe.io</a>)
+               }
              ]
 
       assert account_data["source"]["fields"] == [
@@ -291,14 +294,16 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController.UpdateCredentialsTest do
                  "name" => "<a href=\"http://google.com\">foo</a>",
                  "value" => "<script>bar</script>"
                },
-               %{"name" => "link", "value" => "cofe.io"}
+               %{"name" => "link.io", "value" => "cofe.io"}
              ]
+    end
 
+    test "update fields via x-www-form-urlencoded", %{conn: conn} do
       fields =
         [
           "fields_attributes[1][name]=link",
-          "fields_attributes[1][value]=cofe.io",
-          "fields_attributes[0][name]=<a href=\"http://google.com\">foo</a>",
+          "fields_attributes[1][value]=http://cofe.io",
+          "fields_attributes[0][name]=foo",
           "fields_attributes[0][value]=bar"
         ]
         |> Enum.join("&")
@@ -310,51 +315,20 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController.UpdateCredentialsTest do
         |> json_response(200)
 
       assert account["fields"] == [
-               %{"name" => "<a href=\"http://google.com\">foo</a>", "value" => "bar"},
-               %{"name" => "link", "value" => ~S(<a href="http://cofe.io" rel="ugc">cofe.io</a>)}
+               %{"name" => "foo", "value" => "bar"},
+               %{
+                 "name" => "link",
+                 "value" => ~S(<a href="http://cofe.io" rel="ugc">http://cofe.io</a>)
+               }
              ]
 
       assert account["source"]["fields"] == [
-               %{
-                 "name" => "<a href=\"http://google.com\">foo</a>",
-                 "value" => "bar"
-               },
-               %{"name" => "link", "value" => "cofe.io"}
+               %{"name" => "foo", "value" => "bar"},
+               %{"name" => "link", "value" => "http://cofe.io"}
              ]
+    end
 
-      name_limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :account_field_name_length])
-      value_limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :account_field_value_length])
-
-      long_value = Enum.map(0..value_limit, fn _ -> "x" end) |> Enum.join()
-
-      fields = [%{"name" => "<b>foo<b>", "value" => long_value}]
-
-      assert %{"error" => "Invalid request"} ==
-               conn
-               |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"fields_attributes" => fields})
-               |> json_response(403)
-
-      long_name = Enum.map(0..name_limit, fn _ -> "x" end) |> Enum.join()
-
-      fields = [%{"name" => long_name, "value" => "bar"}]
-
-      assert %{"error" => "Invalid request"} ==
-               conn
-               |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"fields_attributes" => fields})
-               |> json_response(403)
-
-      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :max_account_fields], 1)
-
-      fields = [
-        %{"name" => "<b>foo<b>", "value" => "<i>bar</i>"},
-        %{"name" => "link", "value" => "cofe.io"}
-      ]
-
-      assert %{"error" => "Invalid request"} ==
-               conn
-               |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"fields_attributes" => fields})
-               |> json_response(403)
-
+    test "update fields with empty name", %{conn: conn} do
       fields = [
         %{"name" => "foo", "value" => ""},
         %{"name" => "", "value" => "bar"}
@@ -369,5 +343,39 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.MastodonAPI.MastodonAPIController.UpdateCredentialsTest do
                %{"name" => "foo", "value" => ""}
              ]
     end
+
+    test "update fields when invalid request", %{conn: conn} do
+      name_limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :account_field_name_length])
+      value_limit = Pleroma.Config.get([:instance, :account_field_value_length])
+
+      long_name = Enum.map(0..name_limit, fn _ -> "x" end) |> Enum.join()
+      long_value = Enum.map(0..value_limit, fn _ -> "x" end) |> Enum.join()
+
+      fields = [%{"name" => "foo", "value" => long_value}]
+
+      assert %{"error" => "Invalid request"} ==
+               conn
+               |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"fields_attributes" => fields})
+               |> json_response(403)
+
+      fields = [%{"name" => long_name, "value" => "bar"}]
+
+      assert %{"error" => "Invalid request"} ==
+               conn
+               |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"fields_attributes" => fields})
+               |> json_response(403)
+
+      Pleroma.Config.put([:instance, :max_account_fields], 1)
+
+      fields = [
+        %{"name" => "foo", "value" => "bar"},
+        %{"name" => "link", "value" => "cofe.io"}
+      ]
+
+      assert %{"error" => "Invalid request"} ==
+               conn
+               |> patch("/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials", %{"fields_attributes" => fields})
+               |> json_response(403)
+    end
   end
 end