diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index ec34be9..4db330a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
  */
 
 var debug = require('debug')('finalhandler')
-var encodeUrl = require('encodeurl')
 var escapeHtml = require('escape-html')
 var onFinished = require('on-finished')
 var parseUrl = require('parseurl')
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ function finalhandler (req, res, options) {
     } else {
       // not found
       status = 404
-      msg = 'Cannot ' + req.method + ' ' + encodeUrl(getResourceName(req))
+      msg = 'Cannot ' + req.method + ' ' + getResourceName(req)
     }
 
     debug('default %s', status)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 13c7296..f31e0ff 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
   "repository": "pillarjs/finalhandler",
   "dependencies": {
     "debug": "2.6.9",
-    "encodeurl": "~1.0.2",
     "escape-html": "~1.0.3",
     "on-finished": "2.4.1",
     "parseurl": "~1.3.3",
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 3fb931f..0dc8d58 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ var topDescribe = function (type, createServer) {
     it('should escape method and pathname characters', function (done) {
       (type === 'http2' ? rawrequestHTTP2 : rawrequest)(createServer())
         .get('/<la\'me>')
-        .expect(404, /<pre>Cannot GET \/%3Cla&#39;me%3E<\/pre>/, done)
+        .expect(404, /<pre>Cannot GET \/&lt;la&#39;me&gt;<\/pre>/, done)
     })
 
     it('should fallback to generic pathname without URL', function (done) {