diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab2aa6f47..ee42b9ed3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Improvements
 
+* Restricted the allowable types of the `choices` parameter of `input_select()`, `input_selectize()`, `update_select()`, and `update_selectize()` to actual set of allowable types (previously, the type was suggesting HTML-like values were supported). (#2048)
+
 * Improved the styling and readability of markdown tables rendered by `ui.Chat()` and `ui.MarkdownStream()`. (#1973)
 
 * `selectize`, `remove_button`, and `options` parameters of `ui.input_select()` have been deprecated; use `ui.input_selectize()` instead. (Thanks, @ErdaradunGaztea!) (#1947)
@@ -39,6 +41,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
+* Fixed an issue with `update_selectize()` to properly display labels with HTML reserved characters like "&" (#1330)
+
 * Fixed an issue with `ui.Chat()` sometimes wanting to scroll a parent element. (#1996)
 
 * Explicitly call out module usage in UI input bookmark button documentation. (#1983)
diff --git a/shiny/ui/_input_select.py b/shiny/ui/_input_select.py
index 4d144b3ca..5bce83be4 100644
--- a/shiny/ui/_input_select.py
+++ b/shiny/ui/_input_select.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from ._html_deps_external import selectize_deps
 from ._utils import JSEval, extract_js_keys, shiny_input_label
 
-_Choices = Mapping[str, TagChild]
+_Choices = Mapping[str, str]
 _OptGrpChoices = Mapping[str, _Choices]
 
 # Canonical format for representing select options.
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ def input_selectize(
     choices
         Either a list of choices or a dictionary mapping choice values to labels. Note
         that if a dictionary is provided, the keys are used as the (input) values and
-        the values are labels displayed to the user. It is not recommended to use
-        anything other than a string for these labels. A dictionary of dictionaries is
+        the values are labels displayed to the user. A dictionary of dictionaries is
         also supported, and in that case, the top-level keys are treated as
         ``<optgroup>`` labels.
     selected
@@ -157,8 +156,7 @@ def input_select(
     choices
         Either a list of choices or a dictionary mapping choice values to labels. Note
         that if a dictionary is provided, the keys are used as the (input) values and
-        the values are labels displayed to the user. It is not recommended to use
-        anything other than a string for these labels. A dictionary of dictionaries is
+        the values are labels displayed to the user. A dictionary of dictionaries is
         also supported, and in that case, the top-level keys are treated as
         ``<optgroup>`` labels.
     selected
@@ -259,12 +257,6 @@ def _input_select_impl(
 
     choices_ = _normalize_choices(choices)
 
-    if _contains_html(choices_):
-        warn_deprecated(
-            "Passing anything other than a string to `choices` parameter of "
-            "`input_select()` and `input_selectize()` is deprecated."
-        )
-
     selected = restore_input(resolved_id, selected)
     if selected is None and not multiple:
         selected = _find_first_option(choices_)
diff --git a/shiny/ui/_input_update.py b/shiny/ui/_input_update.py
index 80b0255e9..cad0af229 100644
--- a/shiny/ui/_input_update.py
+++ b/shiny/ui/_input_update.py
@@ -628,8 +628,7 @@ def update_select(
         An input label.
     choices
         Either a list of choices or a dictionary mapping choice values to labels. Note
-        that if a dictionary is provided, the keys are used as the (input) values so
-        that the dictionary values can hold HTML labels. A dictionary of dictionaries is
+        that if a dictionary is provided, the keys are used as the (input) values. A dictionary of dictionaries is
         also supported, and in that case, the top-level keys are treated as
         ``<optgroup>`` labels.
     selected
@@ -697,8 +696,7 @@ def update_selectize(
         An input label.
     choices
         Either a list of choices or a dictionary mapping choice values to labels. Note
-        that if a dictionary is provided, the keys are used as the (input) values so
-        that the dictionary values can hold HTML labels. A dictionary of dictionaries is
+        that if a dictionary is provided, the keys are used as the (input) values. A dictionary of dictionaries is
         also supported, and in that case, the top-level keys are treated as
         ``<optgroup>`` labels.
     selected
@@ -746,15 +744,11 @@ def update_selectize(
     if choices is not None:
         for k, v in _normalize_choices(choices).items():
             if not isinstance(v, Mapping):
-                flat_choices.append(
-                    FlatSelectChoice(value=k, label=session._process_ui(v)["html"])
-                )
+                flat_choices.append(FlatSelectChoice(value=k, label=v))
             else:  # The optgroup case
                 flat_choices.extend(
                     [
-                        FlatSelectChoice(
-                            optgroup=k, value=k2, label=session._process_ui(v2)["html"]
-                        )
+                        FlatSelectChoice(optgroup=k, value=k2, label=v2)
                         for (k2, v2) in v.items()
                     ]
                 )