diff --git a/src/lib/urlHelper.js b/src/lib/urlHelper.js
index 0080c02f..d320a972 100644
--- a/src/lib/urlHelper.js
+++ b/src/lib/urlHelper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import url from 'url';
 import sanitizeFilename from 'sanitize-filename';
 import { isString, escapeRegExp, flow, partialRight } from 'lodash';
 
@@ -58,31 +57,3 @@ export function sanitizeSlug(str, { replacement = '-' } = {}) {
   return normalizedSlug;
 }
 
-export function urlize(string) {
-  const sanitized = makePathSanitized(string);
-  const parsedURL = url.parse(sanitized);
-
-  return url.format(parsedURL);
-}
-
-function makePathSanitized(string) {
-  return makePath(string.toLowerCase());
-}
-
-function makePath(string) {
-  return unicodeSanitize(string).trim().replace(/[\s]/g, '-').replace(/-+/g, '-');
-}
-
-function unicodeSanitize(string) {
-  let target = [];
-  const runes = string.split('');
-  for (let i=0; i < string.length; i++) {
-    const r = runes[i];
-    if (r == '%' && i+2 < string.length && string.substr(i+1, 2).match(/^[0-9a-f]+$/)) {
-      target = target.concat([r, runes[i+1], runes[i+2]]);
-    } else if (r.match(/[\w .\/\\_#\+-]/u)) {
-      target.push(r);
-    }
-  }
-  return target.join('');
-}