diff --git a/react/features/base/util/uri.js b/react/features/base/util/uri.js
index 158d219cc..d9d7711dd 100644
--- a/react/features/base/util/uri.js
+++ b/react/features/base/util/uri.js
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ export function urlObjectToString(o: Object): ?string {
     // pathname
 
     // Web's ExternalAPI roomName
-    const room = _fixRoom(o.roomName || o.room);
+    const room = o.roomName || o.room;
 
     if (room
             && (url.pathname.endsWith('/')