diff --git a/src/main/java/nlib/util/StringUtil.java b/src/main/java/nlib/util/StringUtil.java
index a8fb28ab..b32c76e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/nlib/util/StringUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/nlib/util/StringUtil.java
@@ -496,7 +496,6 @@ public class StringUtil extends StringUtils {
       			  .allowAttributes("class", "height", "width", "style").globally()
       			  .allowUrlProtocols("http","https","mailto","tel","data")
       			  .allowAttributes("src").matching(ONSITE_OR_OFFSITE_URL).onElements("img")
-      			  .allowAttributes("src").matching(Pattern.compile("^.*data:image/.*$")).onElements("img")
       			  .allowElements(
       			    "a", "label", 
       			    "h1", "h2", "h3", "h4", "h5", "h6",