diff --git src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
index 24d36e1..5442e7c 100644
--- src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
+++ src/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ function xprofile_admin( $message = '', $type = 'error' ) {
 
 							<?php if ( $group->description ) : ?>
 
-								<legend><?php echo esc_attr( $group->description ) ?></legend>
+								<legend><?php echo esc_attr( stripslashes( $group->description ) ) ?></legend>
 
 							<?php endif;