diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index 6b5228776e..66dd4f20f0 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -534,7 +534,6 @@ class OC {
 		}
 
 		date_default_timezone_set('UTC');
-		ini_set('arg_separator.output', '&');
 
 		//try to configure php to enable big file uploads.
 		//this doesn´t work always depending on the webserver and php configuration.