diff --git a/modules/locations/HashLocation.js b/modules/locations/HashLocation.js
index cbcc594660..caaa15a3d8 100644
--- a/modules/locations/HashLocation.js
+++ b/modules/locations/HashLocation.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 var LocationActions = require('../actions/LocationActions');
 var History = require('../History');
-var Path = require('../utils/Path');
 
 /**
  * Returns the current URL path from the `hash` portion of the URL, including
  * query string.
  */
 function getHashPath() {
-  return Path.decode(
+  return decodeURI(
     // We can't use window.location.hash here because it's not
     // consistent across browsers - Firefox will pre-decode it!
     window.location.href.split('#')[1] || ''
@@ -96,12 +95,14 @@ var HashLocation = {
 
   push: function (path) {
     _actionType = LocationActions.PUSH;
-    window.location.hash = Path.encode(path);
+    window.location.hash = encodeURI(path);
   },
 
   replace: function (path) {
     _actionType = LocationActions.REPLACE;
-    window.location.replace(window.location.pathname + window.location.search + '#' + Path.encode(path));
+    window.location.replace(
+      window.location.pathname + window.location.search + '#' + encodeURI(path)
+    );
   },
 
   pop: function () {
diff --git a/modules/locations/HistoryLocation.js b/modules/locations/HistoryLocation.js
index f0d2635e58..a2a0c4cd55 100644
--- a/modules/locations/HistoryLocation.js
+++ b/modules/locations/HistoryLocation.js
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 var LocationActions = require('../actions/LocationActions');
 var History = require('../History');
-var Path = require('../utils/Path');
 
 /**
  * Returns the current URL path from `window.location`, including query string.
  */
 function getWindowPath() {
-  return Path.decode(
+  return decodeURI(
     window.location.pathname + window.location.search
   );
 }
@@ -66,13 +65,13 @@ var HistoryLocation = {
   },
 
   push: function (path) {
-    window.history.pushState({ path: path }, '', Path.encode(path));
+    window.history.pushState({ path: path }, '', encodeURI(path));
     History.length += 1;
     notifyChange(LocationActions.PUSH);
   },
 
   replace: function (path) {
-    window.history.replaceState({ path: path }, '', Path.encode(path));
+    window.history.replaceState({ path: path }, '', encodeURI(path));
     notifyChange(LocationActions.REPLACE);
   },
 
diff --git a/modules/locations/RefreshLocation.js b/modules/locations/RefreshLocation.js
index 0bc9dabd37..36a3a632fc 100644
--- a/modules/locations/RefreshLocation.js
+++ b/modules/locations/RefreshLocation.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var HistoryLocation = require('./HistoryLocation');
 var History = require('../History');
-var Path = require('../utils/Path');
 
 /**
  * A Location that uses full page refreshes. This is used as
@@ -10,11 +9,11 @@ var Path = require('../utils/Path');
 var RefreshLocation = {
 
   push: function (path) {
-    window.location = Path.encode(path);
+    window.location = encodeURI(path);
   },
 
   replace: function (path) {
-    window.location.replace(Path.encode(path));
+    window.location.replace(encodeURI(path));
   },
 
   pop: History.back,
diff --git a/modules/locations/__tests__/HashLocation-test.js b/modules/locations/__tests__/HashLocation-test.js
index 929aaac92d..574f1c96b5 100644
--- a/modules/locations/__tests__/HashLocation-test.js
+++ b/modules/locations/__tests__/HashLocation-test.js
@@ -2,18 +2,22 @@ var expect = require('expect');
 var HashLocation = require('../HashLocation');
 
 describe('HashLocation.getCurrentPath', function () {
+  afterEach(function () {
+    window.location.hash = '';
+  });
 
   //this test is needed because Firefox will pre-decode the value retrieved from
   //window.location.hash
-  it('returns a properly decoded equivalent of what window.location.hash is set to', function () {
+  it('returns a properly decoded equivalent of window.location.hash', function () {
     window.location.hash = '';
     expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath()).toBe('');
 
     window.location.hash = 'asdf';
     expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath()).toBe('asdf');
 
+    // + is only special in the query component, not the hash
     window.location.hash = 'test+spaces';
-    expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath()).toBe('test spaces');
+    expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath()).toBe('test+spaces');
 
     window.location.hash = 'first%2Fsecond';
     expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath()).toBe('first%2Fsecond');
@@ -24,7 +28,7 @@ describe('HashLocation.getCurrentPath', function () {
     window.location.hash = 'first%252Fsecond';
     expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath()).toBe('first%2Fsecond');
 
-    //decodeURI doesn't handle lone percents
+    // decodeURI doesn't handle lone percents
     window.location.hash = '%';
     expect(function () {
       HashLocation.getCurrentPath();
@@ -36,10 +40,6 @@ describe('HashLocation.getCurrentPath', function () {
     window.location.hash =
         'complicated+string/full%2Fof%3Fspecial%25chars%2520and%23escapes%E1%88%B4';
     expect(HashLocation.getCurrentPath())
-        .toBe('complicated string/full%2Fof%3Fspecial%chars%20and%23escapesሴ');
-  });
-
-  afterEach(function () {
-    window.location.hash = '';
+        .toBe('complicated+string/full%2Fof%3Fspecial%chars%20and%23escapesሴ');
   });
 });
diff --git a/modules/utils/Path.js b/modules/utils/Path.js
index aa27911ba7..c7fa96d11c 100644
--- a/modules/utils/Path.js
+++ b/modules/utils/Path.js
@@ -35,20 +35,6 @@ function compilePattern(pattern) {
 
 var Path = {
 
-  /**
-   * Safely decodes special characters in the given URL path.
-   */
-  decode: function (path) {
-    return decodeURI(path.replace(/\+/g, ' '));
-  },
-
-  /**
-   * Safely encodes special characters in the given URL path.
-   */
-  encode: function (path) {
-    return encodeURI(path).replace(/%20/g, '+');
-  },
-
   /**
    * Returns an array of the names of all parameters in the given pattern.
    */
diff --git a/modules/utils/__tests__/Path-test.js b/modules/utils/__tests__/Path-test.js
index 4c6dba7c89..842e80ce2e 100644
--- a/modules/utils/__tests__/Path-test.js
+++ b/modules/utils/__tests__/Path-test.js
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
 var expect = require('expect');
 var Path = require('../Path');
 
-describe('Path.decode', function () {
-  it('properly decodes a path with a query string', function () {
-    expect(Path.decode('/my/short+path?a=b&c=d')).toEqual('/my/short path?a=b&c=d');
-  });
-});
-
-describe('Path.encode', function () {
-  it('properly encodes a path with a query string', function () {
-    expect(Path.encode('/my/short path?a=b&c=d')).toEqual('/my/short+path?a=b&c=d');
-  });
-});
-
 describe('Path.extractParamNames', function () {
   describe('when a pattern contains no dynamic segments', function () {
     it('returns an empty array', function () {