diff --git a/modules/coins.py b/modules/coins.py
index f7ae4e30..239050b5 100644
--- a/modules/coins.py
+++ b/modules/coins.py
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
         :help: Show the top 10 richest users
         """
         top_10 = utils.top_10(self._all_coins(event["server"]),
-            convert_key=lambda nickname: utils.prevent_highlight(
-                event["server"].get_user(nickname).nickname),
+            convert_key=lambda nickname:
+            event["server"].get_user(nickname).nickname,
             value_format=lambda value: self._coin_str_human(value))
         event["stdout"].write("Richest users: %s" % ", ".join(top_10))
 
diff --git a/modules/ducks.py b/modules/ducks.py
index d252a4a9..8777e4a4 100644
--- a/modules/ducks.py
+++ b/modules/ducks.py
@@ -114,10 +114,8 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
                     user_stats[nickname] = 0
                 user_stats[nickname] += value
 
-        nick_func = lambda nickname: utils.prevent_highlight(
-            server.get_user(nickname).nickname)
-
-        top_10 = utils.top_10(user_stats, convert_key=nick_func)
+        top_10 = utils.top_10(user_stats,
+            convert_key=lambda nickname: server.get_user(nickname).nickname)
         return "Top duck %s%s: %s" % (description, channel_query_str,
             ", ".join(top_10))
 
diff --git a/modules/words.py b/modules/words.py
index e330f42c..c454bd0a 100644
--- a/modules/words.py
+++ b/modules/words.py
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
             items = [(word_user[0], word_user[1]) for word_user in word_users]
             word_users = dict(items)
             top_10 = utils.top_10(word_users,
-                convert_key=lambda nickname: utils.prevent_highlight(
-                    event["server"].get_user(nickname).nickname))
+                convert_key=lambda nickname:
+                event["server"].get_user(nickname).nickname)
             event["stdout"].write("Top '%s' users: %s" % (word,
                 ", ".join(top_10)))
         else:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ class Module(ModuleManager.BaseModule):
                 user_words[nickname] += word_count
 
         top_10 = utils.top_10(user_words,
-            convert_key=lambda nickname: utils.prevent_highlight(
-                event["server"].get_user(nickname).nickname))
+            convert_key=lambda nickname:
+            event["server"].get_user(nickname).nickname)
         event["stdout"].write("wordiest%s: %s" % (
             word_prefix, ", ".join(top_10)))