diff --git a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
index b9ff720f73..fd47198e0e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions-formatting.php
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ function wptexturize($text) {
 
 function clean_pre($text) {
 	$text = str_replace('<br />', '', $text);
+	$text = str_replace('<p>', "\n", $text);
+	$text = str_replace('</p>', '', $text);
 	return $text;
 }