diff --git a/lib/http_tools.sh b/lib/http_tools.sh
index 92fc74e..7f75dc2 100755
--- a/lib/http_tools.sh
+++ b/lib/http_tools.sh
@@ -538,28 +538,3 @@ percent_decode () {
 	
     printf '%b' "${1//%/\\x}"
 }
-
-# DEPRECATED: Use percent_encode and percent_decode instead.
-#
-# URL encoder/decoder
-# see: https://gist.github.com/cdown/1163649
-url_encode () {
-	local c
-	local l=${#1}
-	
-	for (( i = 0 ; i < l ; i++ )); do
-		c=${1:i:1}
-		case "$c" in
-			[a-zA-Z0-9.~_-]) printf "$c" ;;
-			' ') printf + ;;
-			*) printf '%%%X' "'$c"
-		esac
-	done
-	
-	return 0
-}
-url_decode () {
-	local data=${1//+/ }
-	printf '%b' "${data//%/\x}"
-}
-