diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-account.php b/includes/core/um-filters-account.php
index cf3c5fff..064ab8f6 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-account.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-account.php
@@ -72,7 +72,10 @@ add_filter( "um_get_field__last_name","um_account_disable_name_fields", 10 ,1 );
 function um_account_sanitize_data( $data ) {
 	foreach ( $data as $key => $value ) {
 		if ( is_array( $value ) ) {
-			$data[ $key ] = array_filter($value, 'um_strip_tags_array');
+			$data[ $key ] = array_filter( $value, function( $var ) {
+				$var = trim( esc_html( strip_tags( $var ) ) );
+				return $var;
+			});
 		} else {
 			$data[ $key ] = trim( esc_html( strip_tags( $value ) ) );
 		}
diff --git a/includes/um-short-functions.php b/includes/um-short-functions.php
index 1669a83b..8779538d 100644
--- a/includes/um-short-functions.php
+++ b/includes/um-short-functions.php
@@ -2712,12 +2712,4 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'um_is_profile_owner' ) ) {
 
 		return ( $user_id == um_profile_id() );
 	}
-}
-
-/**
- * Strip tags if array
- */
-function um_strip_tags_array( $var ) {
-	$var = trim( esc_html( strip_tags( $var ) ) );
-	return $var;
 }
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