1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb
index a7db8eb437..f74652c5e7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb
@@ -2,17 +2,15 @@ module ActionView
   module Helpers
     module Tags
       class TextArea < Base #:nodoc:
-        DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_OPTIONS = { "cols" => 40, "rows" => 20 }
-
         def render
-          options = DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_OPTIONS.merge(@options.stringify_keys)
+          options = @options.stringify_keys
           add_default_name_and_id(options)
 
           if size = options.delete("size")
             options["cols"], options["rows"] = size.split("x") if size.respond_to?(:split)
           end
 
-          content_tag("textarea", ERB::Util.html_escape(options.delete('value') || value_before_type_cast(object)), options)
+          content_tag("textarea", options.delete('value') || value_before_type_cast(object), options)
         end
       end
     end