diff --git a/ext/image_hash_ban/main.php b/ext/image_hash_ban/main.php
index 810b3a8e..18870362 100644
--- a/ext/image_hash_ban/main.php
+++ b/ext/image_hash_ban/main.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class ImageBan extends Extension
         $row = $database->get_row("SELECT * FROM image_bans WHERE hash = :hash", ["hash" => $event->hash]);
         if ($row) {
             log_info("image_hash_ban", "Attempted to upload a blocked image ({$event->hash} - {$row['reason']})");
-            throw new UploadException("Post ".html_escape($row["hash"])." has been banned, reason: ".format_text($row["reason"]));
+            throw new UploadException("Post {$row["hash"]} has been banned, reason: {$row["reason"]}");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/ext/res_limit/main.php b/ext/res_limit/main.php
index 69c61f33..8b9c470b 100644
--- a/ext/res_limit/main.php
+++ b/ext/res_limit/main.php
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class ResolutionLimit extends Extension
             if ($valids > 0 && !$ok) {
                 throw new UploadException(
                     "Post needs to be in one of these ratios: ".
-                    html_escape($config->get_string("upload_ratios", ""))
+                    $config->get_string("upload_ratios", "")
                 );
             }
         }
diff --git a/ext/upload/main.php b/ext/upload/main.php
index e64299ab..aeb5e3c7 100644
--- a/ext/upload/main.php
+++ b/ext/upload/main.php
@@ -405,10 +405,10 @@ class Upload extends Extension
             $headers = fetch_url($url, $tmp_filename);
             if (is_null($headers)) {
                 log_warning("core-util", "Failed to fetch $url");
-                throw new UploadException("Error reading from " . html_escape($url));
+                throw new UploadException("Error reading from $url");
             }
             if (filesize($tmp_filename) == 0) {
-                throw new UploadException("No data found in " . html_escape($url) . " -- perhaps the site has hotlink protection?");
+                throw new UploadException("No data found in $url -- perhaps the site has hotlink protection?");
             }
 
             // Parse metadata