diff --git a/src/irc/iid.cpp b/src/irc/iid.cpp
index 5d8dc0a..9d39129 100644
--- a/src/irc/iid.cpp
+++ b/src/irc/iid.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include <utils/tolower.hpp>
 #include <config/config.hpp>
-#include <utils/encoding.hpp>
 
 #include <irc/iid.hpp>
 
@@ -69,7 +68,6 @@ Iid::Iid():
 void Iid::set_local(const std::string& loc)
 {
   this->local = utils::tolower(loc);
-  xep0106::decode(local);
 }
 
 void Iid::set_server(const std::string& serv)
diff --git a/src/test.cpp b/src/test.cpp
index a46bfd1..553140f 100644
--- a/src/test.cpp
+++ b/src/test.cpp
@@ -396,15 +396,7 @@ int main()
     assert(iid6.get_server() == "fixed.example.com");
     assert(iid6.is_channel);
     assert(!iid6.is_user);
-
-    Config::set("fixed_irc_server", "", false);
   }
 
-  std::cout << color << "Testing JID (xep 0106) decoding…" << reset << std::endl;
-  assert(Iid{"space\\20cadet!"}.get_local() == "space cadet");
-  assert(Iid{"call\\20me\\20\\22ishmael\\22!"}.get_local() == "call me \"ishmael\"");
-  assert(Iid{"\\2f.fanboy!"}.get_local() == "/.fanboy");
-  assert(Iid{"Q\\40CServe.quakenet.org!"}.get_local() == "q@cserve.quakenet.org");
-
   return 0;
 }