2 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 97a926ca12..ac35af5b93 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ else
 				$user_sig = $userdata['user_sig'];
 			}
 
-			$post_message = preg_replace("/\:$post_bbcode_uid(|\:[a-z])/si", "", $post_message);
+			$post_message = preg_replace("/(|\:1)\:$post_bbcode_uid(|\:[a-z])/si", "", $post_message);
 			$post_message = str_replace("<br />", "\n", $post_message);
 			$post_message = preg_replace($html_entities_match, $html_entities_replace, $post_message);
 			$post_message = preg_replace('#</textarea>#si', '&lt;/textarea&gt;', $post_message);
diff --git a/phpBB/privmsg.php b/phpBB/privmsg.php
index 2e861d9e1d..f77f0abd7c 100644
--- a/phpBB/privmsg.php
+++ b/phpBB/privmsg.php
@@ -1178,7 +1178,7 @@ else if( $submit || $refresh || $mode != "" )
 			$to_username = $privmsg['username'];
 			$to_userid = $privmsg['user_id'];
 
-			$privmsg_message = preg_replace("/\:$post_bbcode_uid(|\:[a-z])/si", "", $privmsg_message);
+			$privmsg_message = preg_replace("/(|\:1)\:$post_bbcode_uid(|\:[a-z])/si", "", $privmsg_message);
 			$privmsg_message = str_replace("<br />", "\n", $privmsg_message);
 			$privmsg_message = preg_replace($html_entities_match, $html_entities_replace, $privmsg_message);
 			$privmsg_message = preg_replace('#</textarea>#si', '&lt;/textarea&gt;', $privmsg_message);