diff --git a/mailstream/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php b/mailstream/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php
index a47b13f7..ff3d81e3 100644
--- a/mailstream/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php
+++ b/mailstream/phpmailer/class.phpmailer.php
@@ -2691,10 +2691,10 @@ class PHPMailer
             if (!is_readable($path)) {
                 throw new phpmailerException($this->lang('file_open') . $path, self::STOP_CONTINUE);
             }
-            $magic_quotes = get_magic_quotes_runtime();
+            $magic_quotes = false;
             if ($magic_quotes) {
                 if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '5.3.0', '<')) {
-                    set_magic_quotes_runtime(false);
+                    //set_magic_quotes_runtime(false);
                 } else {
                     //Doesn't exist in PHP 5.4, but we don't need to check because
                     //get_magic_quotes_runtime always returns false in 5.4+