diff --git a/fp-plugins/emoticons/plugin.emoticons.php b/fp-plugins/emoticons/plugin.emoticons.php
index 95ee2ef..438f6f2 100644
--- a/fp-plugins/emoticons/plugin.emoticons.php
+++ b/fp-plugins/emoticons/plugin.emoticons.php
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ function plugin_emoticons_filter ($emostring) {
 
 	foreach ($plugin_emoticons as $text => $emoticon) {
 		$emostring = str_replace(
-			["$text"],
-			"{$emoticon}",
+			$text,
+			$emoticon,
 			$emostring
 		);
 	}