diff --git a/app/access_controls/access_control_import.php b/app/access_controls/access_control_import.php
index 75861660df..c9aef97417 100644
--- a/app/access_controls/access_control_import.php
+++ b/app/access_controls/access_control_import.php
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 			//loop through the lines and fields
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				echo $line_field;
diff --git a/app/contacts/contact_import.php b/app/contacts/contact_import.php
index 242c35fc58..44c73548c2 100644
--- a/app/contacts/contact_import.php
+++ b/app/contacts/contact_import.php
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 			//loop through user columns
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				echo $line_field;
diff --git a/app/destinations/destination_imports.php b/app/destinations/destination_imports.php
index f4087c99ad..d02f27172d 100644
--- a/app/destinations/destination_imports.php
+++ b/app/destinations/destination_imports.php
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 			//loop through user columns
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				echo $line_field;
diff --git a/app/devices/device_imports.php b/app/devices/device_imports.php
index 169f63ad69..a6e13c7092 100644
--- a/app/devices/device_imports.php
+++ b/app/devices/device_imports.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
 			//loop through user columns
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				//echo "    ".$text['label-zzz']."\n";
diff --git a/app/extensions/extension_imports.php b/app/extensions/extension_imports.php
index 26849ed51f..4dd62c1a73 100644
--- a/app/extensions/extension_imports.php
+++ b/app/extensions/extension_imports.php
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 			//loop through user columns
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				//echo "    ".$text['label-zzz']."\n";
diff --git a/app/voicemails/voicemail_imports.php b/app/voicemails/voicemail_imports.php
index 13596ae7f3..10b5036ea1 100644
--- a/app/voicemails/voicemail_imports.php
+++ b/app/voicemails/voicemail_imports.php
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 			//loop through user columns
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				//echo "    ".$text['label-zzz']."\n";
diff --git a/core/users/user_imports.php b/core/users/user_imports.php
index 0e04e23215..336fa1de0c 100644
--- a/core/users/user_imports.php
+++ b/core/users/user_imports.php
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 			//loop through user columns
 			$x = 0;
 			foreach ($line_fields as $line_field) {
-				$line_field = trim(escape(trim($line_field)), $enclosure);
+				$line_field = preg_replace('#[^a-zA-Z0-9_]#', '', $line_field);
 				echo "<tr>\n";
 				echo "	<td width='30%' class='vncell' valign='top' align='left' nowrap='nowrap'>\n";
 				//echo "    ".$text['label-zzz']."\n";