diff --git a/src/tag_editor.cpp b/src/tag_editor.cpp
index 03571e27..74d6ff5c 100644
--- a/src/tag_editor.cpp
+++ b/src/tag_editor.cpp
@@ -974,7 +974,6 @@ bool TagEditor::WriteTags(MPD::Song &s)
 	if (file_is_from_db)
 		path_to_file += Config.mpd_music_dir;
 	path_to_file += s.GetFile();
-	locale_to_utf(path_to_file);
 	TagLib::FileRef f(path_to_file.c_str());
 	if (!f.isNull())
 	{
diff --git a/src/tiny_tag_editor.cpp b/src/tiny_tag_editor.cpp
index 41c6dfb1..c4d53f19 100644
--- a/src/tiny_tag_editor.cpp
+++ b/src/tiny_tag_editor.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ bool TinyTagEditor::GetTags()
 	if (s.isFromDB())
 		path_to_file += Config.mpd_music_dir;
 	path_to_file += s.GetFile();
-	locale_to_utf(path_to_file);
 	
 	TagLib::FileRef f(path_to_file.c_str());
 	if (f.isNull())