diff --git a/src/components/MenuItem.js b/src/components/MenuItem.js
index 4d90564bf91c..2dacd5f957fe 100644
--- a/src/components/MenuItem.js
+++ b/src/components/MenuItem.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const MenuItem = React.forwardRef((props, ref) => {
             return;
         }
         const parser = new ExpensiMark();
-        setHtml(parser.replace(convertToLTR(props.title)));
+        setHtml(parser.replace(props.title));
         titleRef.current = props.title;
     }, [props.title, props.shouldParseTitle]);