diff --git a/django/utils/html.py b/django/utils/html.py
index e68e25443f..24754553b6 100644
--- a/django/utils/html.py
+++ b/django/utils/html.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from django.utils.text import normalize_newlines
 
 # Configuration for urlize() function.
 TRAILING_PUNCTUATION_CHARS = '.,:;!'
-WRAPPING_PUNCTUATION = [('(', ')'), ('<', '>'), ('[', ']'), ('&lt;', '&gt;'), ('"', '"'), ('\'', '\'')]
+WRAPPING_PUNCTUATION = [('(', ')'), ('[', ']')]
 
 # List of possible strings used for bullets in bulleted lists.
 DOTS = ['&middot;', '*', '\u2022', '&#149;', '&bull;', '&#8226;']