diff --git a/Sources/BraintreeCore/BTJSON.swift b/Sources/BraintreeCore/BTJSON.swift
index 5f7abbef48..fc15208f51 100644
--- a/Sources/BraintreeCore/BTJSON.swift
+++ b/Sources/BraintreeCore/BTJSON.swift
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ import Foundation
     /// The `BTJSON` as a `URL`
     /// - Returns: A `URL` representing the `BTJSON` instance
     public func asURL() -> URL? {
-        guard let urlString = value as? String, urlString.utf8.count == urlString.utf16.count else {
+        guard let urlString = value as? String else {
             return nil
         }
         return URL(string: urlString)
diff --git a/UnitTests/BraintreeSEPADirectDebitTests/BTSEPADirectDebitClient_Tests.swift b/UnitTests/BraintreeSEPADirectDebitTests/BTSEPADirectDebitClient_Tests.swift
index 76bb5d1060..d1fa0e53b2 100644
--- a/UnitTests/BraintreeSEPADirectDebitTests/BTSEPADirectDebitClient_Tests.swift
+++ b/UnitTests/BraintreeSEPADirectDebitTests/BTSEPADirectDebitClient_Tests.swift
@@ -179,6 +179,12 @@ class BTSEPADirectDebitClient_Tests: XCTestCase {
             ]
         )
 
+        mockWebAuthenticationSession.cannedErrorResponse = NSError(
+            domain: BTSEPADirectDebitError.errorDomain,
+            code: BTSEPADirectDebitError.approvalURLInvalid.errorCode,
+            userInfo: ["Description": "Mock approvalURLInvalid error description."]
+        )
+
         let sepaDirectDebitClient = BTSEPADirectDebitClient(
             apiClient: mockAPIClient,
             webAuthenticationSession: mockWebAuthenticationSession,