diff --git a/plugins/Plugin/plugin.py b/plugins/Plugin/plugin.py
index 31bb851a1..9c71cd284 100644
--- a/plugins/Plugin/plugin.py
+++ b/plugins/Plugin/plugin.py
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ class Plugin(callbacks.Plugin):
             hasContribs = False
             if hasattr(module, '__author__'):
                 if module.__author__ != supybot.authors.unknown:
-                    author = _('was written by %s') % \
-                        utils.web.mungeEmail(str(module.__author__))
+                    author = _('was written by %s') % str(module.__author__)
                     hasAuthor = True
             if hasattr(module, '__contributors__'):
                 contribs = sortAuthors()
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ class Plugin(callbacks.Plugin):
             if not authorInfo:
                 return _('The nick specified (%s) is not a registered '
                        'contributor.') % nick
-            fullName = utils.web.mungeEmail(str(authorInfo))
+            fullName = str(authorInfo)
             contributions = []
             if hasattr(module, '__contributors__'):
                 if authorInfo not in module.__contributors__:
diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index 96693d13a..c8b1831ae 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ class Author(object):
         self.email = email
 
     def __str__(self):
-        return '%s (%s) <%s>' % (self.name, self.nick,
-                                 utils.web.mungeEmail(self.email))
+        return '%s (%s) <%s>' % (self.name, self.nick, self.email)
 
 class authors(object): # This is basically a bag.
     jemfinch = Author('Jeremy Fincher', 'jemfinch', 'jemfinch@users.sf.net')