diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/author.html b/bookwyrm/templates/author.html
index 39148909..3f22e09b 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/author.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/author.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     {% if author.bio %}
     <p>
-        {{ author.bio | author_bio }}
+        {{ author.bio }}
     </p>
     {% endif %}
 </div>
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html
index e686dac2..f5fb3f43 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/snippets/book_description.html
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-{% load fr_display %}
 {% if book.description %}
-<blockquote class="content">{{ book.description | description }}</blockquote>
+<blockquote class="content">{{ book.description }}</blockquote>
 {% elif book.parent_work.description %}
-<blockquote>{{ book.parent_work.description | description }}</blockquote>
+<blockquote>{{ book.parent_work.description }}</blockquote>
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py b/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py
index cf4e46bb..79d65b81 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/templatetags/fr_display.py
@@ -25,27 +25,6 @@ def get_rating(book, user):
     return 0
 
 
-@register.filter(name='description')
-def description_format(description):
-    ''' handle the various OL description formats '''
-    if not description:
-        return ''
-
-    if '----------' in description:
-        description = description.split('----------')[0]
-
-    return description.strip()
-
-
-@register.filter(name='author_bio')
-def bio_format(bio):
-    ''' clean up OL author bios '''
-    if isinstance(bio, dict) and 'value' in bio:
-        bio = bio['value']
-    bio = bio.split('\n')
-    return bio[0].strip()
-
-
 @register.filter(name='username')
 def get_user_identifier(user):
     ''' use localname for local users, username for remote '''
@@ -67,12 +46,6 @@ def get_replies(status):
     ).select_subclasses().all()[:10]
 
 
-@register.filter(name='reply_count')
-def get_reply_count(status):
-    ''' how many replies does a status have? '''
-    return models.Status.objects.filter(reply_parent=status).count()
-
-
 @register.filter(name='parent')
 def get_parent(status):
     ''' get the reply parent for a status '''