diff --git a/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py b/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py
index 2ab6fb460..daaae3a45 100644
--- a/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py
+++ b/src/plugins/export/ExportGedcom.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import libgedcom
 import Errors
 from ExportOptions import WriterOptionBox
 from gen.updatecallback import UpdateCallback
-from Utils import media_path_full, get_unicode_path
+from Utils import media_path_full
 from PlaceUtils import conv_lat_lon
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class GedcomWriter(UpdateCallback):
             token_level = level
             for text in textlist:
                 # make it unicode so that breakup below does the right thin.
-                text = get_unicode_path(text)
+                text = unicode(text)
                 if limit:
                     prefix = "\n%d CONC " % (level + 1)
                     txt = prefix.join(breakup(text, limit))