diff --git a/pagure/lib/__init__.py b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
index fbbf808..26aa32d 100644
--- a/pagure/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/pagure/lib/__init__.py
@@ -2909,17 +2909,7 @@ def text2markdown(text, extended=True):
     )
 
     if text:
-        # Hack to allow blockquotes to be marked by ~~~
-        ntext = []
-        indent = False
-        for line in text.split('\n'):
-            if line.startswith('~~~'):
-                indent = not indent
-                continue
-            if indent:
-                line = '    %s' % line
-            ntext.append(line)
-        return clean_input(md_processor.convert('\n'.join(ntext)))
+        return clean_input(md_processor.convert(text))
 
     return ''