diff --git a/lib/twitter/profile.rb b/lib/twitter/profile.rb
index 7443c493f..52130ad81 100644
--- a/lib/twitter/profile.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter/profile.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def alias_method_sub(method, pattern, replacement)
     # @param size [String, Symbol] The size of the image. Must be one of: 'mobile', 'mobile_retina', 'web', 'web_retina', 'ipad', or 'ipad_retina'
     # @return [Addressable::URI]
     def profile_banner_uri(size = :web)
-      parse_encoded_uri(insecure_uri([@attrs[:profile_banner_url], size].join('/'))) unless @attrs[:profile_banner_url].nil?
+      parse_uri(insecure_uri([@attrs[:profile_banner_url], size].join('/'))) unless @attrs[:profile_banner_url].nil?
     end
     alias_method :profile_banner_url, :profile_banner_uri
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def profile_banner_uri(size = :web)
     # @param size [String, Symbol] The size of the image. Must be one of: 'mobile', 'mobile_retina', 'web', 'web_retina', 'ipad', or 'ipad_retina'
     # @return [Addressable::URI]
     def profile_banner_uri_https(size = :web)
-      parse_encoded_uri([@attrs[:profile_banner_url], size].join('/')) unless @attrs[:profile_banner_url].nil?
+      parse_uri([@attrs[:profile_banner_url], size].join('/')) unless @attrs[:profile_banner_url].nil?
     end
     alias_method :profile_banner_url_https, :profile_banner_uri_https
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def profile_banner_uri?
     # @param size [String, Symbol] The size of the image. Must be one of: 'mini', 'normal', 'bigger' or 'original'
     # @return [Addressable::URI]
     def profile_image_uri(size = :normal)
-      parse_encoded_uri(insecure_uri(profile_image_uri_https(size))) unless @attrs[:profile_image_url_https].nil?
+      parse_uri(insecure_uri(profile_image_uri_https(size))) unless @attrs[:profile_image_url_https].nil?
     end
     alias_method :profile_image_url, :profile_image_uri
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def profile_image_uri_https(size = :normal)
       # https://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1759857427/image1326743606.png
       # https://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1759857427/image1326743606_mini.png
       # https://a0.twimg.com/profile_images/1759857427/image1326743606_bigger.png
-      parse_encoded_uri(@attrs[:profile_image_url_https].sub(PROFILE_IMAGE_SUFFIX_REGEX, profile_image_suffix(size))) unless @attrs[:profile_image_url_https].nil?
+      parse_uri(@attrs[:profile_image_url_https].sub(PROFILE_IMAGE_SUFFIX_REGEX, profile_image_suffix(size))) unless @attrs[:profile_image_url_https].nil?
     end
     alias_method :profile_image_url_https, :profile_image_uri_https
 
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ def profile_image_uri?
 
   private
 
-    def parse_encoded_uri(uri)
-      Addressable::URI.parse(URI.encode(uri))
+    def parse_uri(uri)
+      Addressable::URI.parse(uri)
     end
 
     def insecure_uri(uri)