diff --git a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
index 138b0ed..c5cb796 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/cubrid/cubrid_driver.php
@@ -264,14 +264,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _escape_str($str)
 	{
-		if (function_exists('cubrid_real_escape_string') &&
-			(is_resource($this->conn_id)
-				OR (get_resource_type($this->conn_id) === 'Unknown' && preg_match('/Resource id #/', strval($this->conn_id)))))
-		{
-			return cubrid_real_escape_string($str, $this->conn_id);
-		}
-
-		return addslashes($str);
+		return cubrid_real_escape_string($str, $this->conn_id);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 7cbcf10..a827a6e 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -336,9 +336,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _escape_str($str)
 	{
-		return is_resource($this->conn_id)
-			? mysql_real_escape_string($str, $this->conn_id)
-			: addslashes($str);
+		return mysql_real_escape_string($str, $this->conn_id);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
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);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
index a7d0d08..2b447a1 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite3/sqlite3_driver.php
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _escape_str($str)
 	{
-		return $this->conn_id->escapeString(remove_invisible_characters($str));
+		return $this->conn_id->escapeString($str);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------