diff --git a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
index d057167f4b..a4e6b110d6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ function wptexturize($text) {
 			$curl = preg_replace('/"(\s|\S|\Z)/', '”$1', $curl);
 			$curl = preg_replace("/'([\s.]|\Z)/", '’$1', $curl);
 			$curl = preg_replace("/ \(tm\)/i", ' ™', $curl);
-			$curl = preg_replace("/ \(c\)/i", ' ©', $curl);
-			$curl = preg_replace("/ \(r\)/i", ' ®', $curl);
 			$curl = str_replace("''", '”', $curl);
 			
 			$curl = preg_replace('/(d+)x(\d+)/', "$1×$2", $curl);