--- loncom/interface/printout.pl	2020/02/18 23:57:54	1.167
+++ loncom/interface/printout.pl	2021/01/25 18:06:55	1.168
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/perl
 # CGI-script to run LaTeX, dvips, ps2ps, ps2pdf etc.
 #
-# $Id: printout.pl,v 1.167 2020/02/18 23:57:54 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: printout.pl,v 1.168 2021/01/25 18:06:55 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -984,7 +984,6 @@ sub convert_figure {
 	&File::Path::mkpath($path,0,0777);
 	$not_eps =~ s/^\s+//;
 	$not_eps =~ s/\s+$//;
-	$not_eps =~ s/ /\\ /g;
     my $prettyname=$not_eps;
 	if ($advanced_role) {
 	    $prettyname=~s|$perlvar{'lonDocRoot'}/|/|;