diff --git a/api2/views.py b/api2/views.py
index 67325649f4..f984adc427 100644
--- a/api2/views.py
+++ b/api2/views.py
@@ -482,10 +482,8 @@ class OpDeleteView(APIView):
             return api_error(status.HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND,
                              'File or directory not found.')
 
-        names =  file_names.split(':')
-        names = map(lambda x: unquote(x).decode('utf-8'), names)
-
-        for file_name in names:
+        for file_name in file_names.split(':'):
+            file_name = unquote(file_name.encode('utf-8'))            
             try:
                 seafserv_threaded_rpc.del_file(repo_id, parent_dir,
                                                file_name, request.user.username)
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index 360186ef2e..48f4ca6880 100644
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^useradmin/password/reset/(?P<user_id>[^/]+)/$', user_reset, name='user_reset'),
 
     ### Apps ###
-#    (r'^api/', include('api.urls')),
     (r'^api2/', include('api2.urls')),
     (r'^avatar/', include('avatar.urls')),
     (r'^notification/', include('notifications.urls')),