diff --git a/ckan/controllers/storage.py b/ckan/controllers/storage.py
index 4b63966016d..10c44cffda9 100644
--- a/ckan/controllers/storage.py
+++ b/ckan/controllers/storage.py
@@ -18,19 +18,6 @@
 _eq_re = re.compile(r"^(.*)(=[0-9]*)$")
 
 
-def fix_stupid_pylons_encoding(data):
-    """
-    Fix an apparent encoding problem when calling request.body
-    TODO: Investigate whether this is fixed in later versions?
-    """
-    if data.startswith("%") or data.startswith("+"):
-        data = urllib.unquote_plus(data)
-    m = _eq_re.match(data)
-    if m:
-        data = m.groups()[0]
-    return data
-
-
 def create_pairtree_marker(folder):
     """ Creates the pairtree marker for tests if it doesn't exist """
     if not folder[:-1] == '/':