diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index bd0d8048d..3cc21e4ce 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -3305,8 +3305,6 @@ function cleanup_bbcode($body) {
 
 	$body = preg_replace('/\[\/code\]\s*\[code\]/ism',"\n",$body);
 
-	$body = scale_external_images($body, false);
-
 	return $body;
 }