diff --git a/lib/common.lib.php b/lib/common.lib.php
index de725408f..e36816502 100644
--- a/lib/common.lib.php
+++ b/lib/common.lib.php
@@ -1883,10 +1883,7 @@ function convert_charset($from_charset, $to_charset, $str)
 function escape_trim($field)
 {
     if ($field) {
-        $str = mysql_real_escape_string(@trim($field));
-
-        //if(PHP_VERSION < '5.3.0')
-        //    $str = stripslashes($str);
+        $str = call_user_func(G5_ESCAPE_FUNCTION, $field);
 
         return $str;
     }