diff --git a/src/Content/Smilies.php b/src/Content/Smilies.php
index 9023959978..9fbfd2d629 100644
--- a/src/Content/Smilies.php
+++ b/src/Content/Smilies.php
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ class Smilies
 			return $text;
 		}
 
-		$text = preg_replace_callback('/<pre>(.*?)<\/pre>/ism'  , 'self::encode', $text);
 		$text = preg_replace_callback('/<code>(.*?)<\/code>/ism', 'self::encode', $text);
 
 		if ($no_images) {
@@ -231,7 +230,6 @@ class Smilies
 		$text = preg_replace_callback('/&lt;(3+)/', 'self::pregHeart', $text);
 		$text = self::strOrigReplace($smilies['texts'], $smilies['icons'], $text);
 
-		$text = preg_replace_callback('/<pre>(.*?)<\/pre>/ism', 'self::decode', $text);
 		$text = preg_replace_callback('/<code>(.*?)<\/code>/ism', 'self::decode', $text);
 
 		return $text;
@@ -244,7 +242,7 @@ class Smilies
 	 */
 	private static function encode($m)
 	{
-		return(str_replace($m[1], Strings::base64UrlEncode($m[1]), $m[0]));
+		return '<code>' . Strings::base64UrlEncode($m[1]) . '</code>';
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ class Smilies
 	 */
 	private static function decode($m)
 	{
-		return(str_replace($m[1], Strings::base64UrlDecode($m[1]), $m[0]));
+		return '<code>' . Strings::base64UrlDecode($m[1]) . '</code>';
 	}