diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthorizationContext.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthorizationContext.cs
index 024404ceb0..ce2644b8db 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthorizationContext.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/HttpServer/Security/AuthorizationContext.cs
@@ -275,17 +275,11 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.HttpServer.Security
 
                 if (param.Length == 2)
                 {
-                    var value = NormalizeValue(param[1].Trim('"'));
-                    result[param[0]] = value;
+                    result[param[0]] = param[1].Trim('"');
                 }
             }
 
             return result;
         }
-
-        private static string NormalizeValue(string value)
-        {
-            return string.IsNullOrEmpty(value) ? value : WebUtility.HtmlEncode(value);
-        }
     }
 }