diff --git a/modules/allocine/browser.py b/modules/allocine/browser.py
index 8a556f0d..c6a682b7 100644
--- a/modules/allocine/browser.py
+++ b/modules/allocine/browser.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class AllocineBrowser(Browser):
 
     def iter_movies(self, pattern):
         params = [('partner', self.PARTNER_KEY),
-                  ('q', pattern.encode('utf-8')),
+                  ('q', pattern),
                   ('format', 'json'),
                   ('filter', 'movie')]
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class AllocineBrowser(Browser):
 
     def iter_persons(self, pattern):
         params = [('partner', self.PARTNER_KEY),
-                  ('q', pattern.encode('utf-8')),
+                  ('q', pattern),
                   ('format', 'json'),
                   ('filter', 'person')]