diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/sidebar.cgi b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/sidebar.cgi
index 587b0c53434..073a1ecffca 100755
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/sidebar.cgi
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/sidebar.cgi
@@ -40,11 +40,6 @@ my $template = Template->new(
     # Allow templates to be specified with relative paths.
     RELATIVE => 1,
     POST_CHOMP =>1,
-    # Functions for processing text within templates
-    FILTERS => 
-      {
-        url => \&url_quote,
-      },
   }
 );
 
diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/t/004template.t b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/t/004template.t
index 2b1cfe0df15..578a91b9e82 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/t/004template.t
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/t/004template.t
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@ my $template = Template->new(
     # actually have to function in this test, just be defined.
     FILTERS =>
     {
-      url => sub { return $_ } ,
-    } 
+    },
 }
 );
 
diff --git a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/default/sidebar/xul.tmpl b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/default/sidebar/xul.tmpl
index 1794d5f5034..2991af580c9 100644
--- a/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/default/sidebar/xul.tmpl
+++ b/mozilla/webtools/bugzilla/template/default/sidebar/xul.tmpl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ function normal_keypress_handler( aEvent ) {
 [% END %]
 
 [% FOREACH name = namedqueries %]
-      <text class="text-link" onclick="load_relative_url('buglist.cgi?cmdtype=runnamed&amp;namedcmd=[% name FILTER url %]')" value="[% name FILTER html %]"/>
+      <text class="text-link" onclick="load_relative_url('buglist.cgi?cmdtype=runnamed&amp;namedcmd=[% name FILTER uri %]')" value="[% name FILTER html %]"/>
 [% END %]
 
 [% IF NOT username %]