diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/IHtmlSanitizer.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/IHtmlSanitizer.cs
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+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/IHtmlSanitizer.cs
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+namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
+{
+    public interface IHtmlSanitizer
+    {
+        string Sanitize(string html);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/NoOpHtmlSanitizer.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/NoOpHtmlSanitizer.cs
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+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Security/NoOpHtmlSanitizer.cs
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+namespace Umbraco.Core.Security
+{
+    public class NoOpHtmlSanitizer : IHtmlSanitizer
+    {
+        public string Sanitize(string html)
+        {
+            return html;
+        }
+    }
+}