### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P wordpress
Index: wp-includes/user.php
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--- wp-includes/user.php	(revision 12290)
+++ wp-includes/user.php	(working copy)
@@ -397,9 +397,6 @@
 		return false;
 	$meta_key = preg_replace('|[^a-z0-9_]|i', '', $meta_key);
 
-	/** @todo Might need fix because usermeta data is assumed to be already escaped */
-	if ( is_string($meta_value) )
-		$meta_value = stripslashes($meta_value);
 	$meta_value = maybe_serialize($meta_value);
 
 	if (empty($meta_value)) {