diff --git a/requirements-dev.txt b/requirements-dev.txt
index fc2ecb761..954682a82 100644
--- a/requirements-dev.txt
+++ b/requirements-dev.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cov-core==1.15.0
 black==24.3.0
 pylint==3.2.6
 splinter==0.21.0
-selenium==4.23.1
+selenium==4.24.0
 Pallets-Sphinx-Themes==2.1.3
 Sphinx<=7.1.2; python_version == '3.8'
 Sphinx==7.4.7; python_version > '3.8'
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 4e6ed7ef8..9e6b515fa 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-certifi==2024.7.4
+certifi==2024.8.30
 babel==2.16.0
 flask-babel==4.0.0
 flask==3.0.3
diff --git a/searx/results.py b/searx/results.py
index b846eb275..7c973ca8f 100644
--- a/searx/results.py
+++ b/searx/results.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from typing import List, NamedTuple, Set
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, unquote
 
 from searx import logger
-from searx import utils
 from searx.engines import engines
 from searx.metrics import histogram_observe, counter_add, count_error
 
@@ -366,9 +365,9 @@ class ResultContainer:
             result['score'] = result_score(result, result.get('priority'))
             # removing html content and whitespace duplications
             if result.get('content'):
-                result['content'] = utils.html_to_text(result['content']).strip()
+                result['content'] = result['content'].strip()
             if result.get('title'):
-                result['title'] = ' '.join(utils.html_to_text(result['title']).strip().split())
+                result['title'] = ' '.join(result['title'].strip().split())
 
             for result_engine in result['engines']:
                 counter_add(result['score'], 'engine', result_engine, 'score')