diff --git a/http/http-request.android.ts b/http/http-request.android.ts
index 8ff4478ea..8cfb1c2bd 100644
--- a/http/http-request.android.ts
+++ b/http/http-request.android.ts
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ function buildJavaOptions(options: http.HttpRequestOptions) {
 
     var javaOptions = new com.tns.Async.Http.RequestOptions();
 
-    javaOptions.url = options.url.replace("%", "%25");
+    javaOptions.url = options.url;
 
     if (types.isString(options.method)) {
         javaOptions.method = options.method;
diff --git a/http/http-request.ios.ts b/http/http-request.ios.ts
index 011ccb21d..323138f57 100644
--- a/http/http-request.ios.ts
+++ b/http/http-request.ios.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function request(options: http.HttpRequestOptions): Promise<http.HttpResp
                 sessionConfig, null, queue);
 
             var urlRequest = NSMutableURLRequest.requestWithURL(
-                NSURL.URLWithString(options.url.replace("%", "%25")));
+                NSURL.URLWithString(options.url));
 
             urlRequest.HTTPMethod = types.isDefined(options.method) ? options.method : GET;