diff --git a/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/StaxParserUtil.java b/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/StaxParserUtil.java
index 1b06e9d707..c446f6dfcd 100755
--- a/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/StaxParserUtil.java
+++ b/saml-core/src/main/java/org/keycloak/saml/common/util/StaxParserUtil.java
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ public class StaxParserUtil {
      */
     public static String getAttributeValue(Attribute attribute) {
         String str = trim(attribute.getValue());
-        str = StringUtil.getSystemPropertyAsString(str);
         return str;
     }
 
@@ -224,7 +223,6 @@ public class StaxParserUtil {
         String str = null;
         try {
             str = xmlEventReader.getElementText().trim();
-            str = StringUtil.getSystemPropertyAsString(str);
         } catch (XMLStreamException e) {
             throw logger.parserException(e);
         }