diff --git a/browser/src/canvas/sections/CommentSection.ts b/browser/src/canvas/sections/CommentSection.ts
index a058c511631e..f136169cdbff 100644
--- a/browser/src/canvas/sections/CommentSection.ts
+++ b/browser/src/canvas/sections/CommentSection.ts
@@ -989,7 +989,6 @@ export class Comment extends CanvasSectionObject {
 			this.sectionProperties.data.reply = this.sectionProperties.data.text;
 			this.sectionProperties.commentListSection.saveReply(this);
 		} else {
-			this.removeBRTag(this.sectionProperties.nodeReplyText);
 			this.sectionProperties.data.reply = this.sectionProperties.nodeReplyText.innerText;
 			this.sectionProperties.data.html = this.sectionProperties.nodeReplyText.innerHTML;
 			// Assigning an empty string to .innerHTML property in some browsers will convert it to 'null'
@@ -1065,7 +1064,6 @@ export class Comment extends CanvasSectionObject {
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
 	public onSaveComment (e: any): void {
 		L.DomEvent.stopPropagation(e);
-		this.removeBRTag(this.sectionProperties.nodeModifyText);
 		this.sectionProperties.data.text = this.sectionProperties.nodeModifyText.innerText;
 		this.sectionProperties.data.html = this.sectionProperties.nodeModifyText.innerHTML;
 		this.updateContent();
@@ -1074,15 +1072,6 @@ export class Comment extends CanvasSectionObject {
 		this.sectionProperties.commentListSection.save(this);
 	}
 
-	// for some reason firefox adds <br> at of the end of text in contenteditable div
-	// there have been similar reports: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1615852
-	private removeBRTag(element: HTMLElement) {
-		if (!L.Browser.gecko)
-			return;
-		const brElements = element.querySelectorAll('br');
-		brElements.forEach(br => br.remove());
-	}
-
 	// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-module-boundary-types
 	public onLostFocus (e: any): void {
 		if (this.sectionProperties.docLayer._docType === 'text' && this.map.mention?.isTypingMention()) {
@@ -1090,7 +1079,6 @@ export class Comment extends CanvasSectionObject {
 		}
 		if (!this.sectionProperties.isRemoved) {
 			$(this.sectionProperties.container).removeClass('annotation-active reply-annotation-container modify-annotation-container');
-			this.removeBRTag(this.sectionProperties.nodeModifyText);
 			if (this.sectionProperties.contentText.origText !== this.sectionProperties.nodeModifyText.innerText ||
 			    this.sectionProperties.contentText.origHTML !== this.sectionProperties.nodeModifyText.innerHTML) {
 				if (!this.sectionProperties.contentText.uneditedHTML)