diff --git a/framework/core/js/admin/dist/app.js b/framework/core/js/admin/dist/app.js
index 52315a9ff..118e714a1 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/admin/dist/app.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/admin/dist/app.js
@@ -22394,19 +22394,15 @@ System.register("flarum/utils/extract", [], function (_export, _context) {
 
 System.register('flarum/utils/extractText', [], function (_export, _context) {
   function extractText(vdom) {
-    var text = '';
-
     if (vdom instanceof Array) {
-      text += vdom.map(function (element) {
+      return vdom.map(function (element) {
         return extractText(element);
       }).join('');
     } else if ((typeof vdom === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : babelHelpers.typeof(vdom)) === 'object') {
-      text += extractText(vdom.children);
+      return extractText(vdom.children);
     } else {
-      text += vdom;
+      return vdom;
     }
-
-    return text;
   }
 
   _export('default', extractText);
diff --git a/framework/core/js/forum/dist/app.js b/framework/core/js/forum/dist/app.js
index cb908588c..8e3f2ce91 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/forum/dist/app.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/forum/dist/app.js
@@ -30406,19 +30406,15 @@ System.register("flarum/utils/extract", [], function (_export, _context) {
 
 System.register('flarum/utils/extractText', [], function (_export, _context) {
   function extractText(vdom) {
-    var text = '';
-
     if (vdom instanceof Array) {
-      text += vdom.map(function (element) {
+      return vdom.map(function (element) {
         return extractText(element);
       }).join('');
     } else if ((typeof vdom === 'undefined' ? 'undefined' : babelHelpers.typeof(vdom)) === 'object') {
-      text += extractText(vdom.children);
+      return extractText(vdom.children);
     } else {
-      text += vdom;
+      return vdom;
     }
-
-    return text;
   }
 
   _export('default', extractText);
diff --git a/framework/core/js/lib/utils/extractText.js b/framework/core/js/lib/utils/extractText.js
index 8a072ab5b..faa6bd048 100644
--- a/framework/core/js/lib/utils/extractText.js
+++ b/framework/core/js/lib/utils/extractText.js
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@
  * @return {String}
  */
 export default function extractText(vdom) {
-  let text = '';
-
   if (vdom instanceof Array) {
-    text += vdom.map(element => extractText(element)).join('');
+    return vdom.map(element => extractText(element)).join('');
   } else if (typeof vdom === 'object') {
-    text += extractText(vdom.children);
+    return extractText(vdom.children);
   } else {
-    text += vdom;
+    return vdom;
   }
-
-  return text;
 }