diff --git a/beetsplug/lyrics.py b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
index 70ce9c38b..afd536394 100644
--- a/beetsplug/lyrics.py
+++ b/beetsplug/lyrics.py
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ class LyricsWiki(SymbolsReplaced):
 
         # Get the HTML fragment inside the appropriate HTML element and then
         # extract the text from it.
-        html_frag = extract_text_in(unescape(html), u"<div class='lyricbox'>")
+        html_frag = extract_text_in(html, u"<div class='lyricbox'>")
         lyrics = _scrape_strip_cruft(html_frag, True)
 
         if lyrics and 'Unfortunately, we are not licensed' not in lyrics: