diff --git a/lib/querystring.js b/lib/querystring.js
index 12b6013d52..0ab739a522 100644
--- a/lib/querystring.js
+++ b/lib/querystring.js
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 // Query String Utilities
 
 var QueryString = exports;
-var urlDecode = process.binding('http_parser').urlDecode;
 
 
 // If obj.hasOwnProperty has been overridden, then calling