diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index bcdb78f..0b7eab5 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
 			"version": "3.0.2",
 			"license": "MPL-2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
-				"@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10",
-				"entities": "^4.5.0"
+				"@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10"
 			},
 			"devDependencies": {
 				"@babel/cli": "^7.22.15",
@@ -2990,17 +2989,6 @@
 			"integrity": "sha512-L18DaJsXSUk2+42pv8mLs5jJT2hqFkFE4j21wOmgbUqsZ2hL72NsUU785g9RXgo3s0ZNgVl42TiHp3ZtOv/Vyg==",
 			"dev": true
 		},
-		"node_modules/entities": {
-			"version": "4.5.0",
-			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/entities/-/entities-4.5.0.tgz",
-			"integrity": "sha512-V0hjH4dGPh9Ao5p0MoRY6BVqtwCjhz6vI5LT8AJ55H+4g9/4vbHx1I54fS0XuclLhDHArPQCiMjDxjaL8fPxhw==",
-			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=0.12"
-			},
-			"funding": {
-				"url": "https://github.com/fb55/entities?sponsor=1"
-			}
-		},
 		"node_modules/es-abstract": {
 			"version": "1.22.2",
 			"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es-abstract/-/es-abstract-1.22.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91b65d9..72d122a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
 		"typescript": "^5.2.2"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
-		"@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10",
-		"entities": "^4.5.0"
+		"@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index f46baee..d33afe4 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {decodeXML, encodeXML} from 'entities';
 import {DOMParser} from '@xmldom/xmldom';
 
 const numberLimit = 0x1fffffffffffff;
@@ -16,26 +15,6 @@ export interface IElement {
 	toString: () => string;
 }
 
-/**
- * Encode string for XML.
- *
- * @param value String value.
- * @returns Escaped string.
- */
-export function xmlEntitiesEncode(value: string) {
-	return encodeXML(value);
-}
-
-/**
- * Decode string for XML.
- *
- * @param value Encoded value.
- * @returns Decoded string.
- */
-export function xmlEntitiesDecode(value: string) {
-	return decodeXML(value);
-}
-
 /**
  * Decode an XML string.
  *
diff --git a/src/value/dict.ts b/src/value/dict.ts
index 7dcec63..bf98ef7 100644
--- a/src/value/dict.ts
+++ b/src/value/dict.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {IToXmlOptioned} from '../options';
-import {IElement, xmlElementChildElements, xmlEntitiesEncode} from '../util';
+import {IElement, xmlElementChildElements} from '../util';
 import {Value} from '../value';
 
 import {ValueArray} from './array';
@@ -213,10 +213,11 @@ export class ValueDict extends Value {
 		const p2 = optioned.indentString.repeat(depth + 1);
 		const r = [`${p}<dict>`];
 		for (const [key, val] of v) {
-			r.push(
-				`${p2}<key>${xmlEntitiesEncode(key)}</key>`,
-				val.toXml(optioned, depth + 1)
-			);
+			const e = key
+				.replaceAll('&', '&amp;')
+				.replaceAll('<', '&lt;')
+				.replaceAll('>', '&gt;');
+			r.push(`${p2}<key>${e}</key>`, val.toXml(optioned, depth + 1));
 		}
 		r.push(`${p}</dict>`);
 		return r.join(optioned.newlineString);
diff --git a/src/value/string.test.ts b/src/value/string.test.ts
index 93f1497..8c1f281 100644
--- a/src/value/string.test.ts
+++ b/src/value/string.test.ts
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ void describe('value/string', () => {
 				);
 			});
 
-			void it('<&>', () => {
-				const el = new ValueString('<&>');
-				strictEqual(el.toXml(), '<string>&lt;&amp;&gt;</string>');
+			void it(`<'"&"'>`, () => {
+				const el = new ValueString(`<'"&"'>`);
+				strictEqual(el.toXml(), `<string>&lt;'"&amp;"'&gt;</string>`);
 				strictEqual(
 					el.toXml(null, 1),
-					'\t<string>&lt;&amp;&gt;</string>'
+					`\t<string>&lt;'"&amp;"'&gt;</string>`
 				);
 			});
 		});
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ void describe('value/string', () => {
 				strictEqual(el.value, 'hello world');
 			});
 
-			void it('<&>', () => {
+			void it(`<'"&"'>`, () => {
 				const el = new ValueString('');
-				el.fromXml('<string>&lt;&amp;&gt;</string>');
-				strictEqual(el.value, '<&>');
+				el.fromXml(`<string>&lt;'"&amp;"'&gt;</string>`);
+				strictEqual(el.value, `<'"&"'>`);
 			});
 
 			void it('empty', () => {
diff --git a/src/value/string.ts b/src/value/string.ts
index 290bd12..21c8489 100644
--- a/src/value/string.ts
+++ b/src/value/string.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {IToXmlOptioned} from '../options';
-import {IElement, xmlEntitiesEncode} from '../util';
+import {IElement} from '../util';
 import {Value} from '../value';
 
 /**
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ export class ValueString extends Value {
 	 */
 	protected _toXml(optioned: Readonly<IToXmlOptioned>, depth: number) {
 		const p = optioned.indentString.repeat(depth);
-		return `${p}<string>${xmlEntitiesEncode(this.value)}</string>`;
+		const e = this.value
+			.replaceAll('&', '&amp;')
+			.replaceAll('<', '&lt;')
+			.replaceAll('>', '&gt;');
+		return `${p}<string>${e}</string>`;
 	}
 }