diff --git a/templates/tex/requirement_specification.tex b/templates/tex/requirement_specification.tex
index 421a867..55e5edd 100644
--- a/templates/tex/requirement_specification.tex
+++ b/templates/tex/requirement_specification.tex
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
 			{% with item=data.entries[req_uid] %}
 				\subsection{\xspace{}{{ req_uid }}: {{ macros.latex_filter(item.heading) }} }
 				{%- if 'description' in item and item.description != '' %}
-					{{ macros.latex_filter(item.description) }}
+					{{ item.description }}
 			 		{%- if 'reason' in item and item.reason != '' or 'fitcriterion' in item and item.fitcriterion != ''%}
 
 						\begin{tabu}{lX}
 						\toprule
 						{%- if 'reason' in item and item.reason != '' %}
-							\emph{Reason} & {{ macros.latex_filter(item.reason) }}\\
+							\emph{Reason} & {{ item.reason }}\\
 						{%- endif %}
 						{%- if 'fitcriterion' in item and item.fitcriterion != '' %}
-							\emph{Fitcriterion} & {{ macros.latex_filter(item.fitcriterion) }}\\
+							\emph{Fitcriterion} & {{ item.fitcriterion }}\\
 						{%- endif %}
 						\bottomrule
 						\end{tabu}