Remove and replace functions

Blacklight/utility/Utility.php

@@ -269,14 +269,6 @@ class Utility
         exit($response);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Simple function to reduce duplication in html string formatting.
-     */
-    public static function htmlfmt($string): string
-    {
-        return htmlspecialchars($string, ENT_QUOTES, 'utf-8');
-    }
-
     public static function getRange($tableName): LengthAwarePaginator
     {
         $range = DB::table($tableName);

app/Http/Controllers/Auth/RegisterController.php

@@ -186,12 +186,12 @@ class RegisterController extends Controller
         }
         app('smarty.view')->assign(
             [
-                'username' => Utility::htmlfmt($userName),
-                'password' => Utility::htmlfmt($password),
-                'password_confirmation' => Utility::htmlfmt($confirmPassword),
-                'email' => Utility::htmlfmt($email),
-                'invitecode' => Utility::htmlfmt($inviteCode),
-                'invite_code_query' => Utility::htmlfmt($this->inviteCodeQuery),
+                'username' => e($userName),
+                'password' => e($password),
+                'password_confirmation' => e($confirmPassword),
+                'email' => e($email),
+                'invitecode' => e($inviteCode),
+                'invite_code_query' => e($this->inviteCodeQuery),
                 'showregister' => $showRegister,
             ]
         );