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diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index fef05d517..c626ea3fd 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -1008,12 +1008,6 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
expand_path(paths.get('home', '').strip()),
expand_path(paths.get(dir_type, '').strip()) if dir_type else '',
filename or '')
-
- # Temporary fix for #4787
- # 'Treat' all problem characters by passing filename through preferredencoding
- # to workaround encoding issues with subprocess on python2 @ Windows
- if sys.version_info < (3, 0) and sys.platform == 'win32':
- path = encodeFilename(path, True).decode(preferredencoding())
return sanitize_path(path, force=self.params.get('windowsfilenames'))
@staticmethod