diff --git a/include/langchooser.inc b/include/langchooser.inc
index 4da2636b3..ead85974c 100644
--- a/include/langchooser.inc
+++ b/include/langchooser.inc
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ function language_choose_code()
 // Add a language to the possible languages' list
 function language_add($langcode, &$langs)
 {
-    global $LANGUAGES, $INACTIVE_ONLINE_LANGUAGES, $MQ;
+    global $LANGUAGES, $INACTIVE_ONLINE_LANGUAGES;
 
     // Make language code lowercase, html encode special chars and remove slashes
-    $langcode = strtolower(htmlspecialchars($MQ ? stripslashes($langcode) : $langcode));
+    $langcode = strtolower(htmlspecialchars($langcode));
 
     // The Brazilian Portuguese code needs special attention
     if ($langcode == 'pt_br') { $langcode = 'pt_BR'; }
diff --git a/include/prepend.inc b/include/prepend.inc
index ee8678887..67616bddf 100644
--- a/include/prepend.inc
+++ b/include/prepend.inc
@@ -66,12 +66,6 @@ unset($LAST_UPDATED);
 // Load the My PHP.net settings before any includes
 myphpnet_load();
 
-// TODO: Remove MQ dependencies from phpweb
-$MQ = get_magic_quotes_gpc();
-if (get_magic_quotes_runtime()) {
-    @set_magic_quotes_runtime(0);
-}
-
 // Site details (mirror site information)
 include __DIR__ . '/site.inc';
 
diff --git a/manual-lookup.php b/manual-lookup.php
index 1048a1fce..b515926ef 100644
--- a/manual-lookup.php
+++ b/manual-lookup.php
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ if(!empty($_GET['scope']) && is_string($_GET['scope'])) {
 
 // Prepare data for search
 if ($function) {
-    if ($MQ) {
-        $function = stripslashes($function);
-    }
-
     $function = strtolower($function);
 
     // Try to find appropriate manual page
diff --git a/manual/add-note.php b/manual/add-note.php
index 8203c172a..e42e449cc 100644
--- a/manual/add-note.php
+++ b/manual/add-note.php
@@ -93,13 +93,12 @@ if ($process) {
                    (isset($_SERVER['HTTP_VIA']) ? $_SERVER['HTTP_VIA'] : '');
 
         // Post the variables to the central user note script
-        // ($MQ is defined in prepend.inc)
         $result = posttohost(
             "http://master.php.net/entry/user-note.php",
             array(
-                'user'    => ($MQ ? stripslashes($user) : $user),
-                'note'    => ($MQ ? stripslashes($note) : $note),
-                'sect'    => ($MQ ? stripslashes($_POST['sect']) : $_POST['sect']),
+                'user'    => $user,
+                'note'    => $note,
+                'sect'    => $_POST['sect'],
                 'ip'      => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'],
                 'redirip' => $redirip
             )
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ if ($process) {
         // Print out preview of note
         echo '<p>This is what your entry will look like, roughly:</p>';
         echo '<div id="usernotes">';
-        manual_note_display(time(), ($MQ ? stripslashes($user) : $user), ($MQ ? stripslashes($note) : $note), FALSE);
+        manual_note_display(time(), $user, $note, FALSE);
         echo '</div><br><br>';
     }
 }
diff --git a/search.php b/search.php
index c2dee3b26..6cb23045a 100644
--- a/search.php
+++ b/search.php
@@ -8,13 +8,6 @@ $_FORM = &$_GET;
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-// If PHP added some slashes to quotes, get rid of them
-if ($MQ) {
-    foreach ($_FORM as $name => $value) {
-        $_FORM[$name] = stripslashes($value);
-    }
-}
-
 // We received something to search for
 if (!empty($_FORM['pattern'])) {
 
diff --git a/submit-event.php b/submit-event.php
index 5f4cef55a..94b31e151 100644
--- a/submit-event.php
+++ b/submit-event.php
@@ -31,13 +31,6 @@ foreach($vars as $varname) {
 // We need to process some form data
 if ($process) {
 
-    // Clean up magic quotes, if they were inserted
-    if ($MQ) {
-        foreach ($_POST as $k => $v) {
-            $_POST[$k] = stripslashes($v);
-        }
-    }
-
     // Clean and validate data
     if (!is_emailable_address($_POST['email'])) {
         $errors[] = 'You must supply a valid email address.';