diff --git a/record-failed.pl b/record-failed.pl
index a731b5f40..c9976f7b5 100755
--- a/record-failed.pl
+++ b/record-failed.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ our ($remote_user);
 
 my ($username, $reason, $remoteip, $localip) = @ARGV;
 if ($username && $reason && $remoteip) {
-	$user =~ s/[^A-z0-9\-\_\.\@]/_/g;
 	$ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} = $WebminCore::remote_user = $remote_user = $username;
 	$0 = "miniserv.pl";
 	&webmin_log("failed", undef, $reason, undef, "global", undef,
diff --git a/record-login.pl b/record-login.pl
index 00309e512..c97fd0bae 100755
--- a/record-login.pl
+++ b/record-login.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ our ($remote_user);
 &init_config();
 my ($username, $sid, $remoteip, $localip) = @ARGV;
 if ($username && $sid && $remoteip) {
-	$user =~ s/[^A-z0-9\-\_\.\@]/_/g;
 	$ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} = $WebminCore::remote_user = $remote_user = $username;
 	$main::session_id = $sid;
 	$0 = "miniserv.pl";
diff --git a/record-logout.pl b/record-logout.pl
index b0a7bb05b..93d1798ed 100755
--- a/record-logout.pl
+++ b/record-logout.pl
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ our ($remote_user);
 &init_config();
 my ($username, $sid, $remoteip, $localip) = @ARGV;
 if ($username && $sid && $remoteip) {
-	$user =~ s/[^A-z0-9\-\_\.\@]/_/g;
 	$ENV{'REMOTE_USER'} = $WebminCore::remote_user = $remote_user = $username;
 	$main::session_id = $sid;
 	$0 = "miniserv.pl";