diff --git a/phpBB/includes/sessions.php b/phpBB/includes/sessions.php
index 0ae53d7d16..81f2441fbd 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/sessions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/sessions.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function session_begin($user_id, $user_ip, $page_id, $auto_create = 0, $enable_a
 
 	if ( isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid']) || isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_data']) )
 	{
-		$session_id = isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid']) ? stripslashes($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid']) : '';
+		$session_id = isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid']) ? $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid'] : '';
 		$sessiondata = isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_data']) ? unserialize(stripslashes($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_data'])) : '';
 		$sessionmethod = SESSION_METHOD_COOKIE;
 	}
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ function session_pagestart($user_ip, $thispage_id)
 	if ( isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid']) || isset($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_data']) )
 	{
 		$sessiondata = isset( $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_data'] ) ? unserialize(stripslashes($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_data'])) : '';
-		$session_id = isset( $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid'] ) ? stripslashes($HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid']) : '';
+		$session_id = isset( $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid'] ) ? $HTTP_COOKIE_VARS[$cookiename . '_sid'] : '';
 		$sessionmethod = SESSION_METHOD_COOKIE;
 	}
 	else