diff --git a/mod/item.php b/mod/item.php
index c30b17457..7f0ca3fc3 100644
--- a/mod/item.php
+++ b/mod/item.php
@@ -272,8 +272,7 @@ function item_post(&$a) {
 
 	$plaintext = (local_user() ? intval(get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','plaintext')) : 0);
 	if((! $parent) && (! $api_source) && (! $plaintext)) {
-		$body = str_replace("\r\n","\n",$body);
-		$body = str_replace("\n\n","\n",$body);
+		$body = fix_mce_lf($body);
 	}
 
 
diff --git a/mod/message.php b/mod/message.php
index 1369fde2e..260f4bb14 100644
--- a/mod/message.php
+++ b/mod/message.php
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ function message_post(&$a) {
 
 	$plaintext = intval(get_pconfig(local_user(),'system','plaintext'));
 	if(! $plaintext) {
-		$body = str_replace("\r\n","\n",$body);
-		$body = str_replace("\n\n","\n",$body);
+		$body = fix_mce_lf($body);
 	}
 	
 	$ret = send_message($recipient, $body, $subject, $replyto);