diff --git a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java
index 0efe6e8f42c2..616950b825f3 100644
--- a/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java
+++ b/platform/testFramework/src/com/intellij/testFramework/ExpectedHighlightingData.java
@@ -278,7 +278,6 @@ public class ExpectedHighlightingData {
     }
     if (descr != null) {
       descr = descr.replaceAll("\\\\\\\\\"", "\"");  // replace: \\" to ", doesn't check symbol before sequence \\"
-      descr = StringUtil.replace(descr, """, "\"");
     }
 
     HighlightInfoType type = WHATEVER;
@@ -564,7 +563,7 @@ public class ExpectedHighlightingData {
         endPos = result.second;
       }
       sb.insert(0, text.substring(info.startOffset, endPos));
-      sb.insert(0, "<" + severity + " descr=\"" + StringUtil.replace(info.getDescription(), "\"", "&quot;") + "\">");
+      sb.insert(0, "<" + severity + " descr=\"" + info.getDescription() + "\">");
 
       endPos = info.startOffset;
       i++;
diff --git a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/style/simplifiable_annotation/SimplifiableAnnotation.java b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/style/simplifiable_annotation/SimplifiableAnnotation.java
index 95d4e38f017e..b40289507a08 100644
--- a/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/style/simplifiable_annotation/SimplifiableAnnotation.java
+++ b/plugins/InspectionGadgets/test/com/siyeh/igtest/style/simplifiable_annotation/SimplifiableAnnotation.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package com.siyeh.igtest.style.simplifiable_annotation;
 
 public class SimplifiableAnnotation {
 
-    <warning descr="Annotation '@ SuppressWarnings(value = &quot;blabla&quot;)' can be simplified">@ SuppressWarnings(value = "blabla")</warning>
+    <warning descr="Annotation '@ SuppressWarnings(value = \\"blabla\\")' can be simplified">@ SuppressWarnings(value = "blabla")</warning>
     <warning descr="Annotation '@ Deprecated()' can be simplified">@ Deprecated()</warning>
     Object foo() {
         return null;
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ public class SimplifiableAnnotation {
 @interface ArrayAnnotation {
   String[] array();
 }
-<warning descr="Annotation '@ValueAnnotation({&quot;the value&quot;})' can be simplified">@ValueAnnotation({"the value"})</warning>
-<warning descr="Annotation '@ArrayAnnotation(array = {&quot;first&quot;})' can be simplified">@ArrayAnnotation(array = {"first"})</warning>
+<warning descr="Annotation '@ValueAnnotation({\\"the value\\"})' can be simplified">@ValueAnnotation({"the value"})</warning>
+<warning descr="Annotation '@ArrayAnnotation(array = {\\"first\\"})' can be simplified">@ArrayAnnotation(array = {"first"})</warning>
 class MyClass {
 
   @ <error descr="'value' missing though required">ValueAnnotation</error>