diff --git a/app/views/editor/_editor.html.erb b/app/views/editor/_editor.html.erb
index 108ecf0e562..d5b179a1ba8 100644
--- a/app/views/editor/_editor.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/editor/_editor.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
       <span id="create_prompt" class="prompt">
         <span style="padding-right:4px;float:left;" class="hidden-sm">
-          Drag &amp; drop to add an image or file, or 
+          Drag and drop to add an image or file, or 
         </span>
 
         <!-- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11235206/twitter-bootstrap-form-file-element-upload-button -->
diff --git a/app/views/editor/_main_image.html.erb b/app/views/editor/_main_image.html.erb
index 58f12a1218a..efe1cd83b86 100644
--- a/app/views/editor/_main_image.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/editor/_main_image.html.erb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <div class="side-dropzone" id="side-dropzone">
     <p class="prompt">
       <span class="hidden-sm">
-        Drag &amp; drop to add an image, or 
+        Drag and drop to add an image, or 
       </span>
 
       <!-- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11235206/twitter-bootstrap-form-file-element-upload-button -->
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 622d9949f27..bd7659bdb6e 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ en:
       ban: "Ban"
     _photo:
       profile_photo: "Profile photo"
-      drag_and_drop_image: "Drag &amp; drop to add an image, or"
+      drag_and_drop_image: "Drag and drop to add an image, or"
       choose_image: "choose an image"
       uploading: "Uploading"
     edit:
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ en:
   comments:
     _form:
       uploading: "Uploading..."
-      drag_and_drop: "Drag &amp; drop to add an image or file, or"
+      drag_and_drop: "Drag and drop to add an image or file, or"
       choose_one: "choose one"
       upload_image: "Upload image"
       preview: "Preview"
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ en:
       email_notifications: "Author, commenters, and those who've \"liked\" this note will receive email notifications"
     _edit:
       uploading: "Uploading..."
-      drag_and_drop: "Drag &amp; drop to add an image or file, or"
+      drag_and_drop: "Drag and drop to add an image or file, or"
       choose_one: "choose one"
       upload_image: "Upload image"
       preview: "Preview"