diff --git a/bskylink/src/routes/redirect.ts b/bskylink/src/routes/redirect.ts
index 519fe52a0e..468d250192 100644
--- a/bskylink/src/routes/redirect.ts
+++ b/bskylink/src/routes/redirect.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ export default function (ctx: AppContext, app: Express) {
         typeof link === 'string',
         'express guarantees link query parameter is a string',
       )
-      link = decodeURIComponent(link)
 
       let url: URL | undefined
       try {