diff --git a/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb b/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb
index 8741392d..5038acfd 100644
--- a/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb
+++ b/lib/liquid/standardfilters.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module Liquid
     end
 
     def escape(input)
-      CGI.escapeHTML(input).untaint rescue input
+      CGI.escapeHTML(input).untaint
     end
     alias_method :h, :escape