diff --git a/dunst.c b/dunst.c
index b23063e..efc7d21 100644
--- a/dunst.c
+++ b/dunst.c
@@ -661,7 +661,6 @@ char
         str = string_replace("&lt;", "<", str);
         str = string_replace("&gt;", ">", str);
 
-        str = string_replace("\n", " ", str);
         /* remove tags */
         str = string_replace("<b>", "", str);
         str = string_replace("</b>", "", str);