diff --git a/secretary.py b/secretary.py
index ffad3d5..bc828e2 100644
--- a/secretary.py
+++ b/secretary.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import re
 import sys
 import logging
 import zipfile
-import jinja2
 from os import path
 from mimetypes import guess_type, guess_extension
 from uuid import uuid4
@@ -135,27 +134,18 @@ class Renderer(object):
             self.environment = environment
         else:
             self.environment = Environment(undefined=UndefinedSilently,
-                                           autoescape=True,
-                                           finalize=self.finalize_value)
+                                           autoescape=True)
             # Register filters
             self.environment.filters['pad'] = pad_string
             self.environment.filters['markdown'] = self.markdown_filter
             self.environment.filters['image'] = self.image_filter
-            self.environment.globals['SafeValue'] = jinja2.Markup
+            self.environment.globals['SafeValue'] = Markup
 
         self.media_path = kwargs.pop('media_path', '')
         self.media_callback = self.fs_loader
 
         self._compile_tags_expressions()
 
-    @jinja2.evalcontextfilter
-    def finalize_value(self, value, *args):
-        """Escapes variables values."""
-        if isinstance(value, Markup):
-            return value
-
-        return Markup(self.get_escaped_var_value(value))
-
     def media_loader(self, callback):
         """This sets the the media loader. A user defined function which
         loads media. The function should take a template value, optionals
diff --git a/test_secretary.py b/test_secretary.py
index d3883e9..5be7722 100644
--- a/test_secretary.py
+++ b/test_secretary.py
@@ -63,24 +63,3 @@ class RenderTestCase(TestCase):
 
     def test_create_text_span_node(self):
         assert self.engine.create_text_span_node(self.document, 'text').toxml() == '<text:span>text</text:span>'
-
-
-class EscapingVariablesValues(TestCase):
-    """
-        Test encoding of line feed and tab variables valuess
-    """
-    def test_encode_linefeed_char(self):
-        xml = 'This\nLF'
-        expected = 'This<text:line-break/>LF'
-        assert (Renderer.get_escaped_var_value(xml) == expected)
-
-    def test_encode_linefeed_char(self):
-        xml = 'This\tTab char'
-        expected = 'This<text:tab/>Tab char'
-        assert (Renderer.get_escaped_var_value(xml) == expected)
-
-    def test_escape_xml_reserved_chars(self):
-        ''' Should also escape minor and mayor signs '''
-        xml = '1 is > than 0 & -1 is <'
-        expected = '1 is &gt; than 0 &amp; -1 is &lt;'
-        assert (Renderer.get_escaped_var_value(xml) == expected)