diff --git a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingUtils.cs b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingUtils.cs
index dc3cb5f5e1..498df214f9 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingUtils.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding/Encoder/EncodingUtils.cs
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.MediaEncoding.Encoder
         /// <returns>System.String.</returns>
         private static string GetFileInputArgument(string path)
         {
-            if (path.IndexOf("://") != -1)
-            {
-                return string.Format("\"{0}\"", path);
-            }
-
             // Quotes are valid path characters in linux and they need to be escaped here with a leading \
             path = NormalizePath(path);