diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tt
index 1a008c805c..2e61a16d32 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/admin/itemtypes.tt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-[% USE EncodeUTF8 %]
 [% USE AuthorisedValues %]
 [% INCLUDE 'doc-head-open.inc' %]
 <title>Koha &rsaquo; Administration &rsaquo; Item types [% IF ( add_form ) %]&rsaquo;
@@ -202,9 +201,9 @@ Item types administration
               <option value=""></option>
               [% FOREACH a IN AuthorisedValues.Get('SIP_MEDIA_TYPE', sip_media_type ) %]
                   [% IF a.selected %]
-                      <option value="[% a.authorised_value %]" selected="selected">[% a.lib | $EncodeUTF8 %]</option>
+                      <option value="[% a.authorised_value %]" selected="selected">[% a.lib %]</option>
                   [% ELSE %]
-                      <option value="[% a.authorised_value %]">[% a.lib | $EncodeUTF8  %]</option>
+                      <option value="[% a.authorised_value %]">[% a.lib %]</option>
                   [% END %]
               [% END %]
           </select>
diff --git a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/renew.tt b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/renew.tt
index 964704fad1..e03247db73 100644
--- a/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/renew.tt
+++ b/koha-tmpl/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/modules/circ/renew.tt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
                             [% ELSIF error == "too_soon" %]
 
-                                <p>[% item.biblio.title | $EncodeUTF8 %] [% item.biblioitem.subtitle | $EncodeUTF8 %] ( [% item.barcode %] ) cannot be renewed before [% soonestrenewdate | $KohaDates %]. </p>
+                                <p>[% item.biblio.title %] [% item.biblioitem.subtitle %] ( [% item.barcode %] ) cannot be renewed before [% soonestrenewdate | $KohaDates %]. </p>
 
                                 [% IF Koha.Preference('AllowRenewalLimitOverride') %]
                                     <form method="post" action="/cgi-bin/koha/circ/renew.pl">