diff --git a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
index f5a7993..dcc8fed 100644
--- a/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
+++ b/includes/class-displayfeaturedimagegenesis-output.php
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class Display_Featured_Image_Genesis_Output {
 		} elseif ( $this->move_title() ) { // if titles are being moved to overlay the image
 
 			if ( ! empty( $this->item->title ) && $this->do_the_title() ) {
-				echo wp_kses_post( $this->do_the_title() );
+				echo $this->do_the_title();
 			}
 			add_action( 'genesis_before_loop', array( $this, 'add_descriptions' ) );