diff --git a/lib/base.php b/lib/base.php
index da4b3a47c7..c52cff021c 100644
--- a/lib/base.php
+++ b/lib/base.php
@@ -504,7 +504,6 @@ 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.