Index: branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/http_query.php
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--- branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/http_query.php
+++ branches/5.2.x/core/kernel/utility/http_query.php
@@ -636,21 +636,11 @@
 
 	function StripSlashes($array)
 	{
-		static $magic_quotes = null;
-
-		if (!isset($magic_quotes)) {
-			$magic_quotes = get_magic_quotes_gpc();
-		}
-
 		foreach ($array as $key => $value) {
 			if (is_array($value)) {
 				$array[$key] = $this->StripSlashes($value);
 			}
 			else {
-				if ($magic_quotes) {
-					$value = stripslashes($value);
-				}
-
 				if (!$this->Application->isAdmin) {
 					// TODO: always escape output instead of input
 					$value = kUtil::escape($value, kUtil::ESCAPE_HTML);