diff --git a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
index 2aa236ca9..baf652a5a 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/formatter.ex
@@ -142,17 +142,6 @@ def html_escape(text, "text/plain") do
     |> Enum.join("")
   end
 
-  def minify({text, mentions, hashtags}, type) do
-    {minify(text, type), mentions, hashtags}
-  end
-
-  def minify(text, "text/html") do
-    text
-    |> String.replace(">\n", ">")
-    |> String.replace(">  ", ">")
-    |> String.replace("  <", "<")
-  end
-
   def truncate(text, max_length \\ 200, omission \\ "...") do
     # Remove trailing whitespace
     text = Regex.replace(~r/([^ \t\r\n])([ \t]+$)/u, text, "\\g{1}")
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex
index fa3e2c026..9b38aa4c2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/activity_pub/object_validators/audio_video_validator.ex
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ defp fix_content(%{"mediaType" => "text/markdown", "content" => content} = data)
     content =
       content
       |> Pleroma.Formatter.markdown_to_html()
-      |> Pleroma.Formatter.minify("text/html")
       |> Pleroma.HTML.filter_tags()
 
     Map.put(data, "content", content)
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
index be86009af..4731e79be 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/common_api/utils.ex
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ def format_input(text, "text/markdown", options) do
     |> Formatter.mentions_escape(options)
     |> Formatter.markdown_to_html()
     |> Formatter.linkify(options)
-    |> Formatter.minify("text/html")
     |> Formatter.html_escape("text/html")
   end
 
diff --git a/test/pleroma/formatter_test.exs b/test/pleroma/formatter_test.exs
index ceedd1b6d..5781a3f01 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/formatter_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/formatter_test.exs
@@ -307,11 +307,4 @@ test "it escapes HTML in plain text" do
 
     assert Formatter.html_escape(text, "text/plain") == expected
   end
-
-  test "it minifies html" do
-    text = "<p>\nhello</p>\n<p>\nworld</p>\n"
-    expected = "<p>hello</p><p>world</p>"
-
-    assert Formatter.minify(text, "text/html") == expected
-  end
 end