diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_print_help.fish b/share/functions/__fish_print_help.fish
index 0b9f2ab7e..ce7ebe887 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_print_help.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_print_help.fish
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function __fish_print_help --description "Print help message for the specified f
                     end
             end
         end
-    end | string replace -ra '^       ' '' | ul | # post-process with `ul`, to interpret the old-style grotty escapes
+    end | string replace -ra '^       ' '' |
         begin
             set -l pager less
             set -q PAGER