diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/EmojiConverter.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/EmojiUtil.scala
similarity index 99%
rename from src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/EmojiConverter.scala
rename to src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/EmojiUtil.scala
index f32ea9d5b..925fc20e4 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/EmojiConverter.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/util/EmojiUtil.scala
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package gitbucket.core.util
 /**
  * Converts an Emoji like :smiley: to its related image
  */
-trait EmojiConverter {
+object EmojiUtil {
 
   private val emojis = Set(
     "+1",
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ trait EmojiConverter {
 
   private val emojiPattern = """\:[a-z0-9_\-\+]+\:""".r
 
-  protected def convertEmojis(text: String)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context): String =
+  def convertEmojis(text: String)(implicit context: gitbucket.core.controller.Context): String =
     emojiPattern replaceAllIn(text, e => {
       val emoji = e.group(0) replaceAll(":", "")
       if (!emojis.contains(emoji)) s":$emoji:"
diff --git a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/view/Markdown.scala b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/view/Markdown.scala
index d3e27fb0d..7a0b4b742 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/view/Markdown.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/gitbucket/core/view/Markdown.scala
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import java.util.Locale
 
 import gitbucket.core.controller.Context
 import gitbucket.core.service.{RepositoryService, RequestCache}
-import gitbucket.core.util.{EmojiConverter, StringUtil}
+import gitbucket.core.util.{EmojiUtil, StringUtil}
 import io.github.gitbucket.markedj._
 import io.github.gitbucket.markedj.Utils._
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ object Markdown {
                                 enableTaskList: Boolean,
                                 hasWritePermission: Boolean,
                                 pages: List[String])
-                               (implicit val context: Context) extends Renderer(options) with LinkConverter with EmojiConverter with RequestCache {
+                               (implicit val context: Context) extends Renderer(options) with LinkConverter with RequestCache {
 
     override  def heading(text: String, level: Int, raw: String): String = {
       val id = generateAnchorName(text)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ object Markdown {
       val t2 = if(enableTaskList) convertCheckBox(t1, hasWritePermission) else t1
 
       // convert emoji to image
-      val t3 = convertEmojis(t2)
+      val t3 = EmojiUtil.convertEmojis(t2)
 
       t3
     }