diff --git a/src/common/ftp.cpp b/src/common/ftp.cpp
index a2f4cad4af..0a470ca93f 100644
--- a/src/common/ftp.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ftp.cpp
@@ -760,9 +760,6 @@ bool wxFTP::Abort()
 
 wxInputStream *wxFTP::GetInputStream(const wxString& path)
 {
-#if !wxUSE_URL
-    return NULL;
-#else
     if ( ( m_currentTransfermode == NONE ) && !SetTransferMode(BINARY) )
         return NULL;
 
@@ -774,7 +771,7 @@ wxInputStream *wxFTP::GetInputStream(const wxString& path)
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    wxString tmp_str = wxT("RETR ") + wxURL::ConvertFromURI(path);
+    wxString tmp_str = wxT("RETR ") + wxURI::Unescape(path);
     if ( !CheckCommand(tmp_str, '1') )
         return NULL;
 
@@ -789,7 +786,6 @@ wxInputStream *wxFTP::GetInputStream(const wxString& path)
     wxInputFTPStream *in_stream = new wxInputFTPStream(this, sock);
 
     return in_stream;
-#endif
 }
 
 wxOutputStream *wxFTP::GetOutputStream(const wxString& path)
diff --git a/src/common/sckfile.cpp b/src/common/sckfile.cpp
index 2e3827ef6c..483f4eb7c8 100644
--- a/src/common/sckfile.cpp
+++ b/src/common/sckfile.cpp
@@ -43,17 +43,13 @@ wxFileProto::~wxFileProto()
 
 wxInputStream *wxFileProto::GetInputStream(const wxString& path)
 {
-#if !wxUSE_URL
-    return NULL;
-#else
-    wxFileInputStream* retval = new wxFileInputStream(wxURL::ConvertFromURI(path));
+  wxFileInputStream* retval = new wxFileInputStream(wxURI::Unescape(path));
   if (retval->Ok()) {
     return retval;
   } else {
     delete retval;
     return 0;
   }
-#endif
 }
 
 #endif // wxUSE_STREAMS && wxUSE_PROTOCOL_FILE