diff --git a/src/pocketmine/utils/TextFormat.php b/src/pocketmine/utils/TextFormat.php
index 00c3d9520..f2a759ea0 100644
--- a/src/pocketmine/utils/TextFormat.php
+++ b/src/pocketmine/utils/TextFormat.php
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ abstract class TextFormat{
 	 */
 	public static function clean($string, $removeFormat = true){
 		if($removeFormat){
-			return preg_replace(["/§[0123456789abcdefklmnor]/", "/\x1b[\\(\\][[0-9;\\[\\(]+[Bm]/"], "", $string);
+			return str_replace("§", "", preg_replace(["/§[0123456789abcdefklmnor]/", "/\x1b[\\(\\][[0-9;\\[\\(]+[Bm]/"], "", $string));
 		}
-		return preg_replace("/\x1b[\\(\\][[0-9;\\[\\(]+[Bm]/", "", $string);
+		return str_replace("\x1b", "", preg_replace("/\x1b[\\(\\][[0-9;\\[\\(]+[Bm]/", "", $string));
 	}
 
 	/**