diff --git a/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon b/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon
index 753b531a2a..4481d43e81 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/sys/zuse.hoon
@@ -4422,7 +4422,7 @@
     ::                                                  ::  ++chrd:de-xml:html
     ++  chrd                                            ::  character data
       %+  cook  |=(a=tape ^-(mars ;/(a)))
-      (plus ;~(less doq ;~(pose (just `@`10) escp)))
+      (plus ;~(pose (just `@`10) escp))
     ::                                                  ::  ++comt:de-xml:html
     ++  comt                                            ::  comments
       =-  (ifix [(jest '<!--') (jest '-->')] (star -))