diff --git a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/item/PaperCard.java b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/item/PaperCard.java
index 66cabb1f6f2..5796def118e 100644
--- a/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/item/PaperCard.java
+++ b/forge-core/src/main/java/forge/item/PaperCard.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ public class PaperCard implements Comparable<IPaperCard>, InventoryItemFromSet,
         this.artIndex = Math.max(artIndex, IPaperCard.DEFAULT_ART_INDEX);
         this.foil = foil;
         this.rarity = rarity;
-        this.artist = TextUtil.normalizeText(artist);
+        this.artist = artist;
         this.collectorNumber = (collectorNumber != null && !collectorNumber.isEmpty()) ? collectorNumber : IPaperCard.NO_COLLECTOR_NUMBER;
         // If the user changes the language this will make cards sort by the old language until they restart the game.
         // This is a good tradeoff
diff --git a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
index 6ebbe6793c8..e13f05bbeb5 100644
--- a/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
+++ b/forge-gui-android/src/forge/app/Main.java
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@ public class Main extends AndroidApplication {
             if (clipData.getItemCount() > 0) {
                 try {
                     String text = clipData.getItemAt(0).coerceToText(getContext()).toString();
-                    return Normalizer.normalize(text, Normalizer.Form.NFD);
+                    return text;//Normalizer.normalize(text, Normalizer.Form.NFD);
                 } catch (Exception ex) {
                     ex.printStackTrace();
                 }