diff --git a/functions.cpp b/functions.cpp
index 47defb4..e2e3975 100644
--- a/functions.cpp
+++ b/functions.cpp
@@ -243,8 +243,6 @@ void findSeasons( std::map< int, std::set< string > > &seasons,
 }
 
 string getDefUrl( string &show, const string &language, Curl &c ) {
-    std::replace( show.begin(), show.end(), ' ', '+' );
-
     string base_url = TEXT( "https://www.thetvdb.com" );
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -395,7 +393,6 @@ bool findLanguage( const char_t *language ) {
 std::vector< std::pair< string, string > >
 getPossibleShows( string show, const string &language, Curl &c ) {
     // encode show name so it can be resolved as url
-    std::replace( show.begin(), show.end(), ' ', '+' );
     show = encodeUrl( show );
 #ifdef _WIN32
     auto source_code = utf8_to_wstring(