diff --git a/code/Commenting.php b/code/Commenting.php
index 95e2928..d2528c7 100644
--- a/code/Commenting.php
+++ b/code/Commenting.php
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class Commenting {
 		'comment_permalink_prefix' => "comment-", // id prefix for each comment. If needed make this different
 		'require_moderation' => false,
 		'html_allowed' => false, // allow for sanitized HTML in comments
-		'html_allowed_elements' => array('p', 'br', 'a', 'img', 'i', 'b'),
+		'html_allowed_elements' => array('a', 'img', 'i', 'b'),
 		'use_preview' => false, // preview formatted comment (when allowing HTML)
 	);
 	
diff --git a/docs/en/Configuration.md b/docs/en/Configuration.md
index 5a56210..d97b4e9 100644
--- a/docs/en/Configuration.md
+++ b/docs/en/Configuration.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The module provides a number of built in configuration settings below are the de
 		'comment_permalink_prefix' => "comment-",
 		'require_moderation' => false,
 		'html_allowed' => false, // allow for sanitized HTML in comments
-		'html_allowed_elements' => array('p', 'br', 'a', 'img', 'i', 'b'),
+		'html_allowed_elements' => array('a', 'img', 'i', 'b'),
 		'use_preview' => false, // preview formatted comment (when allowing HTML)
 	);