diff --git a/planemo/reports/allure.py b/planemo/reports/allure.py
index a0210b0a3..3560dfce3 100644
--- a/planemo/reports/allure.py
+++ b/planemo/reports/allure.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
     LinkType,
 )
 from allure_commons.utils import (
-    escape_non_unicode_symbols,
     md5,
     platform_label,
     uuid4,
@@ -117,9 +116,7 @@ def process_test_case(self, test_case, file_modication_datetime=None):
             self._record_tool_link(test_result, tool_id)
             self._record_status(test_result, test_data)
             if test_result.status in [Status.BROKEN, Status.FAILED]:
-                test_result.statusDetails = StatusDetails(
-                    message=escape_non_unicode_symbols(problem_message or "Unknown problem"), trace=None
-                )
+                test_result.statusDetails = StatusDetails(message=(problem_message or "Unknown problem"), trace=None)
 
         self.lifecycle.write_test_case()