diff --git a/url/url.go b/url/url.go
index 6614ecf..bbc7784 100644
--- a/url/url.go
+++ b/url/url.go
@@ -238,10 +238,7 @@ func decodeUnicodeEscapes(inputURL string) string {
 
 // Parse and return URL
 func ParseURL(inputURL string, unsafe bool) (*URL, error) {
-	if unsafe {
-		inputURL = decodeUnicodeEscapes(inputURL)
-	}
-
+	inputURL = decodeUnicodeEscapes(inputURL)
 	u := &URL{
 		URL:      &url.URL{},
 		Original: inputURL,
diff --git a/url/url_test.go b/url/url_test.go
index 79c9446..e128bf3 100644
--- a/url/url_test.go
+++ b/url/url_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestParseRelativePath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestUnicodeEscapeWithUnsafe(t *testing.T) {
+func TestUnicodeEscape(t *testing.T) {
 	testcases := []struct {
 		input    string
 		expected string
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func TestUnicodeEscapeWithUnsafe(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for _, v := range testcases {
-		urlx, err := ParseURL(v.input, true)
+		urlx, err := Parse(v.input)
 		require.Nilf(t, err, "got error for url %v", v.input)
 		require.Equal(t, v.expected, urlx.String())
 	}