diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts
index 33a6c3ca1..35a58b7d9 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieDb.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import { log } from '../../logger.js';
 import { parseDirective as _parseDirective } from '../../directiveUtils.js';
-import { getConfig as commonGetConfig } from '../../config.js';
-import { sanitizeText } from '../common/common.js';
 import {
   setAccTitle,
   getAccTitle,
@@ -12,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   clear as commonClear,
 } from '../../commonDb.js';
 import type { ParseDirectiveDefinition } from '../../diagram-api/types.js';
-import type { PieFields, PieDB, Sections } from './pieTypes.js';
+import type { PieFields, PieDB, Sections, D3Section } from './pieTypes.js';
 import type { RequiredDeep } from 'type-fest';
 import type { PieDiagramConfig } from '../../config.type.js';
 import DEFAULT_CONFIG from '../../defaultConfig.js';
@@ -41,8 +39,7 @@ const clear = (): void => {
   commonClear();
 };
 
-const addSection = (label: string, value: number): void => {
-  label = sanitizeText(label, commonGetConfig());
+const addSection = ({ label, value }: D3Section): void => {
   if (sections[label] === undefined) {
     sections[label] = value;
     log.debug(`added new section: ${label}, with value: ${value}`);
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieParser.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieParser.ts
index c4755f0b9..8ef753d5d 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieParser.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieParser.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ function populateDb(ast: Pie, db: PieDB) {
   populateCommonDb(ast, db);
   db.setShowData(ast.showData);
   ast.sections.map((section: PieSection) => {
-    db.addSection(section.label, section.value);
+    const { label, value } = section;
+    db.addSection({ label, value });
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieTypes.ts b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieTypes.ts
index dd7097e6f..4eb0c7f0f 100644
--- a/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieTypes.ts
+++ b/packages/mermaid/src/diagrams/pie/pieTypes.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export interface PieDB extends DiagramDB {
   getAccDescription: () => string;
 
   // diagram db
-  addSection: (label: string, value: number) => void;
+  addSection: ({ label, value }: D3Section) => void;
   getSections: () => Sections;
   setShowData: (toggle: boolean) => void;
   getShowData: () => boolean;