diff --git a/feeds/ical.php b/feeds/ical.php
index 3066d412..c34742f4 100644
--- a/feeds/ical.php
+++ b/feeds/ical.php
@@ -14,11 +14,6 @@ if ( 'sp_calendar' !== get_post_type( $post ) ) {
 	wp_die( __( 'ERROR: This is not a valid feed template.', 'sportspress' ), '', array( 'response' => 404 ) );
 }
 
-// Escapes a string of characters
-function escapeString($string) {
-  return preg_replace('/([\,;])/','\\\$1', $string);
-}
-
 // Get events in calendar
 $calendar = new SP_Calendar( $post );
 $events = $calendar->data();
@@ -82,7 +77,7 @@ foreach ( $events as $event):
 		// Add details to location
 		$address = sp_array_value( $meta, 'sp_address', false );
 		if ( false !== $address ) {
-			$location = $venue->name . '\, ' . escapeString($address);
+			$location = $venue->name . '\, ' . preg_replace('/([\,;])/','\\\$1', $address);
 		}
 
 		// Generate geo tag
@@ -135,8 +130,8 @@ foreach ( $events as $event):
 	// Append to output string
 	$output .=
 	"BEGIN:VEVENT\n" .
-	"SUMMARY:" . escapeString($summary) . "\n" .
-	"DESCRIPTION:" . escapeString($event->post_content) . "\n" .
+	"SUMMARY:" . preg_replace('/([\,;])/','\\\$1', $summary) . "\n" .
+	"DESCRIPTION:" . preg_replace('/([\,;])/','\\\$1', $event->post_content) . "\n" .
 	"UID:$event->ID\n" .
 	"STATUS:CONFIRMED\n" .
 	"DTSTART:" . mysql2date( $date_format, $event->post_date ) . "\n" .