diff --git a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
index a99ddb3cef..f130d2f3e1 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/nav-menu.php
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ function wp_update_nav_menu_item( $menu_id = 0, $menu_item_db_id = 0, $menu_item
 			}
 		}
 
-		if ( wp_unslash( $args['menu-item-title'] ) == wp_specialchars_decode( $original_title ) ) {
+		if ( $args['menu-item-title'] == $original_title ) {
 			$args['menu-item-title'] = '';
 		}