diff --git a/packages/quill/package.json b/packages/quill/package.json
index 4dd6a2e66..0fd0aa69e 100644
--- a/packages/quill/package.json
+++ b/packages/quill/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "quill",
-  "version": "2.0.3",
+  "version": "2.0.4-beta.13",
   "description": "Your powerful, rich text editor",
   "author": "Jason Chen <jhchen7@gmail.com>",
   "homepage": "https://quilljs.com",
diff --git a/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts b/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts
index 129cf9241..e3bde10b5 100644
--- a/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts
+++ b/packages/quill/src/core/editor.ts
@@ -370,8 +370,7 @@ function convertHTML(
     return blot.html(index, length) ?? '';
   }
   if (blot instanceof TextBlot) {
-    const escapedText = escapeText(blot.value().slice(index, index + length));
-    return escapedText.replaceAll(' ', '&nbsp;');
+    return escapeText(blot.value().slice(index, index + length));
   }
   if (blot instanceof ParentBlot) {
     // TODO fix API