diff --git a/openid.php b/openid.php
index 14e684b..0a8a378 100644
--- a/openid.php
+++ b/openid.php
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ function validate()
             # wants to verify. stripslashes() should solve that problem, but we can't
             # use it when magic_quotes is off.
             $value = $this->data['openid_' . str_replace('.','_',$item)];
-            $params['openid.' . $item] = function_exists('get_magic_quotes_gpc') && get_magic_quotes_gpc() ? stripslashes($value) : $value;
+            $params['openid.' . $item] = $this->data['openid_' . str_replace('.','_',$item)];
 
         }