diff --git a/components/com_search/router.php b/components/com_search/router.php
index 0decc55e9dafa..2f4d88aa31cd5 100644
--- a/components/com_search/router.php
+++ b/components/com_search/router.php
@@ -34,15 +34,6 @@ public function build(&$query)
 			unset($query['view']);
 		}
 
-		// Fix up search for URL
-		$total = count($segments);
-
-		for ($i = 0; $i < $total; $i++)
-		{
-			// Urlencode twice because it is decoded once after redirect
-			$segments[$i] = urlencode(urlencode(stripcslashes($segments[$i])));
-		}
-
 		return $segments;
 	}