diff --git a/core/includes/theme.inc b/core/includes/theme.inc
index 493ceab..88a37e7 100644
--- a/core/includes/theme.inc
+++ b/core/includes/theme.inc
@@ -1693,8 +1693,8 @@ function template_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
   // Construct page title.
   if (!empty($variables['page']['#title'])) {
     $head_title = array(
-      'title' => SafeMarkup::set(trim(strip_tags($variables['page']['#title']))),
-      'name' => String::checkPlain($site_config->get('name')),
+      'title' => trim(strip_tags($variables['page']['#title'])),
+      'name' => $site_config->get('name'),
     );
   }
   // @todo Remove once views is not bypassing the view subscriber anymore.
@@ -1702,11 +1702,11 @@ function template_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
   elseif (drupal_is_front_page()) {
     $head_title = array(
       'title' => t('Home'),
-      'name' => String::checkPlain($site_config->get('name')),
+      'name' => $site_config->get('name'),
     );
   }
   else {
-    $head_title = array('name' => String::checkPlain($site_config->get('name')));
+    $head_title = array('name' => $site_config->get('name'));
     if ($site_config->get('slogan')) {
       $head_title['slogan'] = strip_tags(Xss::filterAdmin($site_config->get('slogan')));
     }
@@ -1716,10 +1716,10 @@ function template_preprocess_html(&$variables) {
   $output = '';
   $separator = '';
   foreach ($head_title as $item) {
-    $output .= $separator . SafeMarkup::escape($item);
+    $output .= $separator . $item;
     $separator = ' | ';
   }
-  $variables['head_title'] = SafeMarkup::set($output);
+  $variables['head_title'] = $output;
 
   // Collect all attachments. This must happen in the preprocess function for
   // #type => html, to ensure that attachments added in #pre_render callbacks