Fix #3112
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index 09277fc..aa4c6b5 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -307,9 +307,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _escape_str($str)
 	{
-		return is_object($this->conn_id)
-			? $this->conn_id->real_escape_string($str)
-			: addslashes($str);
+		return $this->conn_id->real_escape_string($str);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------