diff --git a/discordbot/cleanup_db_messages.py b/discordbot/cleanup_db_messages.py
index bcbaef3..284a89a 100644
--- a/discordbot/cleanup_db_messages.py
+++ b/discordbot/cleanup_db_messages.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Titan(discord.Client):
         print('------')
 
         try:
-            await self.database.connect(config["database-uri"] + "?charset=utf8mb4")
+            await self.database.connect(config["database-uri"])
         except Exception:
             self.logger.error("Unable to connect to specified database!")
             traceback.print_exc()
diff --git a/discordbot/fetch_last_messages.py b/discordbot/fetch_last_messages.py
index fb70226..8aa7700 100644
--- a/discordbot/fetch_last_messages.py
+++ b/discordbot/fetch_last_messages.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class Titan(discord.Client):
         print('------')
 
         try:
-            await self.database.connect(config["database-uri"] + "?charset=utf8mb4")
+            await self.database.connect(config["database-uri"])
         except Exception:
             self.logger.error("Unable to connect to specified database!")
             traceback.print_exc()