diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 57a6d5d1..a6aaaf55 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ serde_json = "1.0.40"
 serde_urlencoded = "0.6.1"
 ruma-identifiers = "0.14.0"
 
-[dependencies.percent-encoding]
-version = "2.1.0"
-optional = true
-
 [dependencies.ruma-api-macros]
 version = "0.7.1"
 path = "ruma-api-macros"
@@ -38,7 +34,7 @@ optional = true
 
 [features]
 default = ["with-ruma-api-macros"]
-with-ruma-api-macros = ["percent-encoding", "ruma-api-macros", "serde", "url"]
+with-ruma-api-macros = ["ruma-api-macros", "serde", "url"]
 
 [workspace]
 members = [