diff --git a/web/template/pkg_search_results.php b/web/template/pkg_search_results.php
index 6b5b2835..7741f420 100644
--- a/web/template/pkg_search_results.php
+++ b/web/template/pkg_search_results.php
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-<?php
-# Encode search string
-$_GET['K'] = urlencode($_GET['K']);
-?>
 <form action='packages.php?<?php print $_SERVER['QUERY_STRING'] ?>' method='post'>
 <center>