diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
index a3a74a415..c6e70b1ee 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ext {
     extName = 'MangaDex'
     pkgNameSuffix = 'all.mangadex'
     extClass = '.MangaDexFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 188
+    extVersionCode = 189
     isNsfw = true
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/MangaDexHelper.kt b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/MangaDexHelper.kt
index 4ee3a28cd..1a72db3bb 100644
--- a/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/MangaDexHelper.kt
+++ b/src/all/mangadex/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/mangadex/MangaDexHelper.kt
@@ -143,12 +143,19 @@ class MangaDexHelper(lang: String) {
         (MDConstants.latestChapterLimit * (page - 1)).toString()
 
     /**
-     * Remove any HTML characters in description or chapter name to actual
-     * characters. For example ♥ will show ♥. It also removes
-     * Markdown syntax for links, italic and bold.
+     * Remove any HTML characters in manga or chapter name to actual
+     * characters. For example ♥ will show ♥.
+     */
+    private fun String.removeEntities(): String {
+        return Parser.unescapeEntities(this, false)
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove any HTML characters in description to actual characters.
+     * It also removes Markdown syntax for links, italic and bold.
      */
     private fun String.removeEntitiesAndMarkdown(): String {
-        return Parser.unescapeEntities(this, false)
+        return removeEntities()
             .substringBefore("---")
             .replace(markdownLinksRegex, "$1")
             .replace(markdownItalicBoldRegex, "$1")
@@ -284,7 +291,7 @@ class MangaDexHelper(lang: String) {
                 ?: mangaDataDto.attributes.altTitles
                     .find { (it[lang] ?: it["en"]) !== null }
                     ?.values?.singleOrNull() // find something else from alt titles
-        title = dirtyTitle?.removeEntitiesAndMarkdown().orEmpty()
+        title = dirtyTitle?.removeEntities().orEmpty()
 
         coverFileName?.let {
             thumbnail_url = when (!coverSuffix.isNullOrEmpty()) {
@@ -359,7 +366,7 @@ class MangaDexHelper(lang: String) {
             if (altTitles.isNotEmpty()) {
                 val altTitlesDesc = altTitles
                     .joinToString("\n", "${intl["alternative_titles"]}\n") { "• $it" }
-                desc += (if (desc.isBlank()) "" else "\n\n") + altTitlesDesc.removeEntitiesAndMarkdown()
+                desc += (if (desc.isBlank()) "" else "\n\n") + altTitlesDesc.removeEntities()
             }
         }
 
@@ -427,7 +434,7 @@ class MangaDexHelper(lang: String) {
 
         return SChapter.create().apply {
             url = "/chapter/${chapterDataDto.id}"
-            name = chapterName.joinToString(" ").removeEntitiesAndMarkdown()
+            name = chapterName.joinToString(" ").removeEntities()
             date_upload = parseDate(attr.publishAt)
             scanlator = groups
         }