diff --git a/fun.go b/fun.go
index 1834316..3f88a6b 100644
--- a/fun.go
+++ b/fun.go
@@ -91,11 +91,11 @@ func reverbolate(userid int64, honks []*Honk) {
 
 		zap := make(map[string]bool)
 		{
-			filt := htfilter.New()
-			filt.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap, false)
-			filt.SpanClasses = allowedclasses
-			p, _ := filt.String(h.Precis)
-			n, _ := filt.String(h.Noise)
+			var htf htfilter.Filter
+			htf.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap, false)
+			htf.SpanClasses = allowedclasses
+			p, _ := htf.String(h.Precis)
+			n, _ := htf.String(h.Noise)
 			h.Precis = string(p)
 			h.Noise = string(n)
 		}
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ func inlineimgsfor(honk *Honk) func(node *html.Node) string {
 }
 
 func imaginate(honk *Honk) {
-	imgfilt := htfilter.New()
-	imgfilt.Imager = inlineimgsfor(honk)
-	imgfilt.String(honk.Noise)
+	var htf htfilter.Filter
+	htf.Imager = inlineimgsfor(honk)
+	htf.String(honk.Noise)
 }
 
 func translate(honk *Honk, redoimages bool) {
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ func translate(honk *Honk, redoimages bool) {
 	if redoimages {
 		zap := make(map[string]bool)
 		{
-			filt := htfilter.New()
-			filt.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap, true)
-			filt.SpanClasses = allowedclasses
-			p, _ := filt.String(honk.Precis)
-			n, _ := filt.String(honk.Noise)
+			var htf htfilter.Filter
+			htf.Imager = replaceimgsand(zap, true)
+			htf.SpanClasses = allowedclasses
+			p, _ := htf.String(honk.Precis)
+			n, _ := htf.String(honk.Noise)
 			honk.Precis = string(p)
 			honk.Noise = string(n)
 		}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6d975a7..e28cd86 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190621222207-cc06ce4a13d4
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859
 	humungus.tedunangst.com/r/go-sqlite3 v1.1.3
-	humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs v0.6.17
+	humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs v0.6.18
 )
 
 go 1.11
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1ffb487..83fe4f5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ humungus.tedunangst.com/r/go-sqlite3 v1.1.3 h1:G2N4wzDS0NbuvrZtQJhh4F+3X+s7BF8b9
 humungus.tedunangst.com/r/go-sqlite3 v1.1.3/go.mod h1:FtEEmQM7U2Ey1TuEEOyY1BmphTZnmiEjPsNLEAkpf/M=
 humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs v0.6.17 h1:d9kyIeS9lRinJrToI+7O6SUUiE/dSI7ke1T/Kmbm70A=
 humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs v0.6.17/go.mod h1:S9sXpVSbgAIa24yYhnMN0C94LKHG+2rioS+NsiDimps=
+humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs v0.6.18 h1:5bho2umHAyT+DUTxbO9pCB3nETvuT7dgcc+3/voopTY=
+humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs v0.6.18/go.mod h1:S9sXpVSbgAIa24yYhnMN0C94LKHG+2rioS+NsiDimps=
diff --git a/hoot.go b/hoot.go
index dd1e714..6624f68 100644
--- a/hoot.go
+++ b/hoot.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func hootfixer(r io.Reader, url string) string {
 	wanted := wantmatch[1]
 	var buf strings.Builder
 
-	filt := htfilter.New()
+	var htf htfilter.Filter
 	fmt.Fprintf(&buf, "%s\n", url)
 	for _, div := range divs {
 		twp := div.Parent.Parent.Parent
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func hootfixer(r io.Reader, url string) string {
 		if author != wanted {
 			continue
 		}
-		text := filt.TextOnly(div)
+		text := htf.TextOnly(div)
 		text = strings.Replace(text, "\n", " ", -1)
 		text = strings.Replace(text, "pic.twitter.com", "https://pic.twitter.com", -1)
 
diff --git a/markitzero_test.go b/markitzero_test.go
index db0e912..d5a6b7a 100644
--- a/markitzero_test.go
+++ b/markitzero_test.go
@@ -76,4 +76,3 @@ func TestImagelink(t *testing.T) {
 	output := `an image <img alt="caption" src="https://example.com/wherever"> and linked <a class="mention u-url" href="example.com"><img src="there"></a>`
 	doonezerotest(t, input, output)
 }
-
diff --git a/web.go b/web.go
index 3c3d576..1f94576 100644
--- a/web.go
+++ b/web.go
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/cache"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/css"
-	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/htfilter"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/httpsig"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/image"
 	"humungus.tedunangst.com/r/webs/junk"
@@ -572,11 +571,10 @@ func showuser(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	u := login.GetUserInfo(r)
 	honks := gethonksbyuser(name, u != nil && u.Username == name, 0)
 	templinfo := getInfo(r)
-	filt := htfilter.New()
 	templinfo["Name"] = user.Name
 	whatabout := user.About
 	whatabout = markitzero(user.About)
-	templinfo["WhatAbout"], _ = filt.String(whatabout)
+	templinfo["WhatAbout"] = template.HTML(whatabout)
 	templinfo["ServerMessage"] = ""
 	templinfo["HonkCSRF"] = login.GetCSRF("honkhonk", r)
 	honkpage(w, u, honks, templinfo)