diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
index 58b96059..cc180338 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/movies.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function, unicode_litera
 
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
-
 from .. import downloader as server
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
 from ..helper import (
@@ -241,7 +239,7 @@ class Movies(KodiDb):
         else:
             obj["Path"] = "plugin://plugin.video.jellyfin/%s/" % obj["LibraryId"]
             params = {
-                "filename": py2_encode(obj["Filename"], "utf-8"),
+                "filename": obj["Filename"],
                 "id": obj["Id"],
                 "dbid": obj["MovieId"],
                 "mode": "play",
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
index 1157f75a..22632d3d 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/musicvideos.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import datetime
 import re
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
-
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
 from ..helper import api, stop, validate, jellyfin_item, values, Local, LazyLogger
 from ..helper.utils import find_library
@@ -210,7 +208,7 @@ class MusicVideos(KodiDb):
         else:
             obj["Path"] = "plugin://plugin.video.jellyfin/%s/" % obj["LibraryId"]
             params = {
-                "filename": py2_encode(obj["Filename"], "utf-8"),
+                "filename": obj["Filename"],
                 "id": obj["Id"],
                 "dbid": obj["MvideoId"],
                 "mode": "play",
diff --git a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
index 02016cf3..ee6dbd7c 100644
--- a/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
+++ b/jellyfin_kodi/objects/tvshows.py
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import sqlite3
 from ntpath import dirname
 from urllib.parse import urlencode
 
-from kodi_six.utils import py2_encode
-
 from .. import downloader as server
 from ..database import jellyfin_db, queries as QUEM
 from ..helper import (
@@ -535,7 +533,7 @@ class TVShows(KodiDb):
                 obj["SeriesId"],
             )
             params = {
-                "filename": py2_encode(obj["Filename"], "utf-8"),
+                "filename": obj["Filename"],
                 "id": obj["Id"],
                 "dbid": obj["EpisodeId"],
                 "mode": "play",