diff --git a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php
index 8169263b8d..3e0f55a2e8 100644
--- a/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php
+++ b/lib/Newsletter/Editor/PostContentManager.php
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ class PostContentManager {
       if ($this->wp->hasExcerpt($post)) {
         return self::stripShortCodes($this->wp->getTheExcerpt($post));
       }
-      return $this->generateExcerpt($this->wp->getTheContent(null, false, $post));
+      return $this->generateExcerpt($post->post_content); // phpcs:ignore Squiz.NamingConventions.ValidVariableName.MemberNotCamelCaps
     }
-    return self::stripShortCodes($this->wp->getTheContent(null, false, $post));
+    return self::stripShortCodes($post->post_content); // phpcs:ignore Squiz.NamingConventions.ValidVariableName.MemberNotCamelCaps
   }
 
   public function filterContent($content, $displayType, $withPostClass = true) {
diff --git a/lib/WP/Functions.php b/lib/WP/Functions.php
index e6855b47dd..580f4b741c 100644
--- a/lib/WP/Functions.php
+++ b/lib/WP/Functions.php
@@ -729,10 +729,6 @@ class Functions {
     _deprecated_hook($hook_name, $version, $replacement, $message);
   }
 
-  public function getTheContent($moreLinkText = null, $stripTeaser = false, $post = null) {
-    return get_the_content($moreLinkText, $stripTeaser, $post);
-  }
-
   public function getTheExcerpt($post = null) {
     return get_the_excerpt($post);
   }