diff --git a/modules/svg/mvt.js b/modules/svg/mvt.js
index c2a304998a..934927fcf4 100644
--- a/modules/svg/mvt.js
+++ b/modules/svg/mvt.js
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ export function svgMvt(projection, context, dispatch) {
     };
 
     drawMvt.url = function(url) {
-        url = 'https://api.mapbox.com/v4/mapbox.mapbox-streets-v6/9/150/194.vector.pbf?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoidmVyc2h3YWwiLCJhIjoiY2pocmk1c2J5M28wbDM1cGU1ZDdpeDB1eSJ9.KN1fjHMCdSUsYcuvwiXWIA';
         buffer(url).then(function(data) {
                 _src = url;
                 var match = url.match(/(pbf|mvt|(?:geo)?json)/i);
diff --git a/modules/util/util.js b/modules/util/util.js
index 5c93b5c9cf..e747a7262f 100644
--- a/modules/util/util.js
+++ b/modules/util/util.js
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ export function utilStringQs(str) {
         if (parts.length === 2) {
             obj[parts[0]] = (null === parts[1]) ? '' : decodeURIComponent(parts[1]);
         }
+        if (parts[0] === 'mvt') {
+            obj[parts[0]] = (parts[2] != undefined) ? (decodeURIComponent(parts[1]) + '=' + decodeURIComponent(parts[2])) : (decodeURIComponent(parts[1]));
+        }
         return obj;
     }, {});
 }