diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 76bdf36c1..e3c253b67 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
  - fixed #12102: User profiling field extras information
  - fixed #12106: CalendarUpdateFeeds activity does not handle time zones correctly
  - fixed #11213: Gooey on the Go format problem
+ - mark makeUrlCompliant as deprecated.
 
 7.10.14
  - fixed #12094: Cannot enter in Macros in URLs inside TinyMCE.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/International.pm b/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
index 942517db0..473625896 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/International.pm
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ This package provides an interface to the internationalization system.
  $string = $i->get($internationalId);
  $string = $i->get($internationalId, $otherNamespace);
 
- $url = $i->makeUrlCompliant($url);
-
  $hashRef = $i->getLanguage($lang);
 
  $hashRef = $i->getLanguages();
@@ -218,6 +216,8 @@ sub getLanguages {
 
 =head2 makeUrlCompliant ( url [ , language ] )
 
+THIS METHOD IS DEPRECATED AND WILL BE REMOVED FROM WEBGUI.
+
 Manipulates a URL to make sure it will work on the internet. It removes things like non-latin characters, etc.
 
 =head3 url
@@ -232,11 +232,7 @@ Specify a default language. Defaults to user preference or "English".
 
 sub makeUrlCompliant {
 	my ($self, $url, $language) = @_;
-	$language = $language || $self->{_language} || $self->session->user->profileField("language") || "English";
-	my $cmd = "WebGUI::i18n::".$language;
-    WebGUI::Pluggable::load($cmd);
-	my $output = WebGUI::Pluggable::run($cmd, 'makeUrlCompliant', [$url]);
-	return $output;
+    return $url;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Url.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Url.pm
index 628055fa7..dd4aec50a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/Url.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/Url.pm
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ sub makeAbsolute {
 
 =head2 makeCompliant ( string )
 
-Returns a string that has made into a WebGUI compliant URL based upon the language being submitted.
+Returns a string that has been made into a WebGUI compliant URL.
 
 =head3 string
 
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
index 7ee513e38..319a2ca3d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/English/Asset.pm
@@ -1024,7 +1024,6 @@ Couldn't open %-s because %-s <br />
 <dd>The new URL will be based on the Asset's present URL.</dd>
 </dl>
 </div>
-<p>New URLs will be passed through the makeUrlCompliant function that is specific to the default language for your site.</p>
 |,
 		lastUpdated => 0,
 	},
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/_language.skeleton b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/_language.skeleton
index ea763a9d8..65f70c43a 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/i18n/_language.skeleton
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/i18n/_language.skeleton
@@ -12,14 +12,6 @@ our $LANGUAGE = {
 
 sub makeUrlCompliant {			# you have to have this method, but it can do URL transcoding for your language
         my $value = shift; 
-        $value =~ s/\s+$//;                     #removes trailing whitespace
-        $value =~ s/^\s+//;                     #removes leading whitespace
-        $value =~ s/ /-/g;                      #replaces whitespace with hyphens
-        $value =~ s/\.$//;                      #removes trailing period
-        $value =~ s/[^A-Za-z0-9\-\.\_\/]//g;    #removes all funky characters
-        $value =~ s/^\///;                      #removes a leading /
-        $value =~ s/\/$//;                      #removes a trailing /
-        $value =~ s/\/\//\//g;                  #removes double /
         return $value;
 }