diff --git a/VocaluxeLib/Songs/CSongLoader.cs b/VocaluxeLib/Songs/CSongLoader.cs
index 9494a2a1..cd4cf834 100644
--- a/VocaluxeLib/Songs/CSongLoader.cs
+++ b/VocaluxeLib/Songs/CSongLoader.cs
@@ -140,8 +140,6 @@ namespace VocaluxeLib.Songs
                             continue;
                         }
                         string value = line.Substring(pos + 1).Trim();
-                        byte[] bytes = Encoding.Default.GetBytes(value);
-                        value = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(bytes);
 
                         if (value == "")
                         {