diff --git a/cloudmonkey/requester.py b/cloudmonkey/requester.py
index a8f587b..d652948 100644
--- a/cloudmonkey/requester.py
+++ b/cloudmonkey/requester.py
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@
         args[key] = value
         if not key:
             args.pop(key)
-        else:
-            if key in ['publickey', 'privatekey', 'certificate']:
-                args[key] = urllib.quote_plus(str(value))
 
     # try to use the apikey/secretkey method by default
     # followed by trying to check if we're using integration port