diff --git a/study/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/study/StudyMergeParticipantsTest.java b/study/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/study/StudyMergeParticipantsTest.java
index f92439f35e7..fdee41b52ba 100644
--- a/study/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/study/StudyMergeParticipantsTest.java
+++ b/study/test/src/org/labkey/test/tests/study/StudyMergeParticipantsTest.java
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 import org.labkey.test.util.Maps;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.net.URLEncoder;
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 
 @Category(Daily.class)
 @BaseWebDriverTest.ClassTimeout(minutes = 6)
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ protected void doVerifySteps()
         log("Check url's to are correctly constructed");
         final String url = WebTestHelper.buildRelativeUrl("study", PROJECT_NAME + "/" + FOLDER_NAME, "dataset",
             Maps.of("datasetId", 5018,
-                "Dataset.ParticipantId~in", PTID_NO_ALIAS + URLEncoder.encode(";", StandardCharsets.UTF_8) + PTID_NEW_2));
+                "Dataset.ParticipantId~in", PTID_NO_ALIAS + ";" + PTID_NEW_2));
         assertElementPresent(Locator.linkWithHref(url));
 
         log("Resolve conflicts and check for correct row retention");