diff --git a/includes/media.filter.inc b/includes/media.filter.inc
index 1e93742..c87afdd 100644
--- a/includes/media.filter.inc
+++ b/includes/media.filter.inc
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ function media_wysiwyg_include_directory($type) {
  * @return unknown_type
  */
 function media_filter($text) {
-  $text = ' ' . $text . ' ';
   $text = preg_replace_callback("/\[\[.*?\]\]/s", 'media_token_to_markup', $text);
 
   return $text;