diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex
index 0ac70c9d8..560a65353 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/media_proxy/controller.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ def remote(conn, %{"sig" => sig, "url" => url}) do
     with \
       true <- Keyword.get(config, :enabled, false),
       {:ok, url} <- Pleroma.Web.MediaProxy.decode_url(sig, url),
-      url = URI.encode(url),
       {:ok, content_type, body} <- proxy_request(url)
     do
       conn