diff --git a/src/Script/Script.ts b/src/Script/Script.ts
index 6794cd11b..9e427ad3f 100644
--- a/src/Script/Script.ts
+++ b/src/Script/Script.ts
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ export class Script implements ContentFile {
    * @param hostname The server to save the script to
    */
   saveScript(filename: ScriptFilePath, code: string, hostname: string): void {
-    this.code = Script.formatCode(code);
+    this.code = code;
     this.invalidateModule();
     this.filename = filename;
     this.server = hostname;
@@ -129,15 +129,6 @@ export class Script implements ContentFile {
   static fromJSON(value: IReviverValue): Script {
     return Generic_fromJSON(Script, value.data, Script.savedKeys);
   }
-
-  /**
-   * Formats code: Removes the starting & trailing whitespace
-   * @param {string} code - The code to format
-   * @returns The formatted code
-   */
-  static formatCode(code: string): string {
-    return code.replace(/^\s+|\s+$/g, "");
-  }
 }
 
 constructorsForReviver.Script = Script;
diff --git a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
index 7d8ed4796..35fa3e5ad 100644
--- a/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
+++ b/src/ScriptEditor/ui/ScriptEditorRoot.tsx
@@ -593,9 +593,7 @@ export function Root(props: IProps): React.ReactElement {
     const openScript = openScripts[index];
     const serverData = getServerCode(index);
     if (serverData === null) return " *";
-    // For scripts, server code is stored with its starting & trailing whitespace removed
-    const code = openScript.isTxt ? openScript.code : Script.formatCode(openScript.code);
-    return serverData !== code ? " *" : "";
+    return serverData !== openScript.code ? " *" : "";
   }
   function getServerCode(index: number): string | null {
     const openScript = openScripts[index];
diff --git a/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts b/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts
index b43fb8d42..2e8f77983 100644
--- a/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts
+++ b/src/utils/v1APIBreak.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ function convert(code: string): string {
     out.push(line);
   }
   code = out.join("\n");
-  return Script.formatCode(code);
+  return code;
 }
 
 export function AwardNFG(n = 1): void {