diff --git a/lam/lib/account.inc b/lam/lib/account.inc
index a43076eb..982adb6a 100644
--- a/lam/lib/account.inc
+++ b/lam/lib/account.inc
@@ -673,7 +673,6 @@ function get_preg($argument, $regexp) {
  * @return String escaped DN
  */
 function escapeDN($dn) {
-	$dn = preg_replace('/[ ]*,[ ]*/', ',', $dn);
 	return str_replace(
 		array(')',    '(',    ' ',    '*'),
 		array('\\29', '\\28', '\\20', '\\2a'),