diff --git a/includes/database.php b/includes/database.php
index e8c2213..46f30d8 100644
--- a/includes/database.php
+++ b/includes/database.php
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ namespace Kabano;
 function sql_connect() {
 	global $config;
 
-	$connection = "host='".sql_escape_connection_value($config['SQL_host'])."'"
-		." dbname='".sql_escape_connection_value($config['SQL_db'])."'"
-		." user='".sql_escape_connection_value($config['SQL_user'])."'"
-		." password='".sql_escape_connection_value($config['SQL_pass'])."'";
+	$connection = "host=".$config['SQL_host']
+		." dbname=".$config['SQL_db']
+		." user=".$config['SQL_user']
+		." password=".$config['SQL_pass'];
 
 	$con = pg_connect($connection);
 	if (!$con) {
@@ -19,9 +19,3 @@ function sql_connect() {
 
 	return $con;
 }
-
-function sql_escape_connection_value($value) {
-	$value = (string)$value;
-	$value = str_replace("\0", '', $value);
-	return pg_escape_string($value);
-}