diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/tag_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/tag_controller.ex
index d10795ce..f7d02ebd 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/tag_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/api/json/tag_controller.ex
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Api.Json.TagController do
   alias Philomena.Repo
   import Ecto.Query
 
-  plug PhilomenaWeb.RecodeParameterPlug, [name: "id"] when action in [:show]
-
   def show(conn, %{"id" => slug}) do
     tag =
       Tag
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex
index 622d0399..eac0b5cd 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/hide_controller.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Filter.HideController do
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterBannedUsersPlug
   plug :authorize_filter
 
-  plug PhilomenaWeb.RecodeParameterPlug, name: "tag"
   plug :load_resource, model: Tag, id_field: "slug", id_name: "tag", persisted: true
 
   def create(conn, _params) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex
index 3522bd8d..a2628358 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/filter/spoiler_controller.ex
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Filter.SpoilerController do
   plug PhilomenaWeb.FilterBannedUsersPlug
   plug :authorize_filter
 
-  plug PhilomenaWeb.RecodeParameterPlug, name: "tag"
   plug :load_resource, model: Tag, id_field: "slug", id_name: "tag", persisted: true
 
   def create(conn, _params) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex
index 66dd8a46..10098448 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag/watch_controller.ex
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.Tag.WatchController do
   alias Philomena.Tags.Tag
   alias Philomena.Users
 
-  plug PhilomenaWeb.RecodeParameterPlug, name: "tag_id"
   plug :load_resource, model: Tag, id_field: "slug", id_name: "tag_id", persisted: true
 
   def create(conn, _params) do
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex
index 194d4be6..99e56174 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/controllers/tag_controller.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ defmodule PhilomenaWeb.TagController do
   alias Philomena.Interactions
   import Ecto.Query
 
-  plug PhilomenaWeb.RecodeParameterPlug, [name: "id"] when action in [:show]
   plug PhilomenaWeb.CanaryMapPlug, update: :edit
 
   plug :load_and_authorize_resource,
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/recode_parameter_plug.ex b/lib/philomena_web/plugs/recode_parameter_plug.ex
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cd5c0c4..00000000
--- a/lib/philomena_web/plugs/recode_parameter_plug.ex
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-defmodule PhilomenaWeb.RecodeParameterPlug do
-  def init(opts), do: opts
-
-  def call(conn, name: name) do
-    fixed_value =
-      conn
-      |> Map.get(:params)
-      |> Map.get(name)
-      |> to_string()
-      |> URI.encode_www_form()
-      |> String.replace("%2B", "+")
-      |> String.replace("%25", "%")
-
-    params = Map.put(conn.params, name, fixed_value)
-
-    %{conn | params: params}
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/philomena_web/templates/tag/_tag.html.slime b/lib/philomena_web/templates/tag/_tag.html.slime
index 8df114ee..e654f35a 100644
--- a/lib/philomena_web/templates/tag/_tag.html.slime
+++ b/lib/philomena_web/templates/tag/_tag.html.slime
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ span.tag.dropdown data-tag-category="#{@tag.category}" data-tag-id="#{@tag.id}"
     span.tag__state.hidden title="Hidden"
       | H
 
-    a.tag__name< href="/tags/#{@tag.slug}" title="#{@tag.short_description}" = @tag.name
+    a.tag__name< href=Routes.tag_path(@conn, :show, @tag) title="#{@tag.short_description}" = @tag.name
 
   div.dropdown__content
     a.tag__dropdown__link.hidden data-method="delete" data-remote="true" data-tag-action="unwatch" href=Routes.tag_watch_path(@conn, :delete, @tag) Unwatch