diff --git a/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs b/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
index 368d92b..6e6d5b1 100644
--- a/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
+++ b/hammond-data/src/models/insertables.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ use diesel::prelude::*;
 use schema::{episode, podcast, source};
 use models::queryables::{Episode, Podcast, Source};
 
-use utils::url_cleaner;
 use errors::*;
 
 use dbqueries;
@@ -41,9 +40,8 @@ impl Insert for NewSource {
 
 impl NewSource {
     pub(crate) fn new_with_uri(uri: &str) -> NewSource {
-        let uri = url_cleaner(uri);
         NewSource {
-            uri,
+            uri: uri.trim().to_string(),
             last_modified: None,
             http_etag: None,
         }
diff --git a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
index cc99eb7..a399182 100644
--- a/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
+++ b/hammond-gtk/src/headerbar.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
 
 use hammond_data::Source;
-use hammond_data::utils::url_cleaner;
 
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ impl Header {
 
 fn on_add_bttn_clicked(content: Rc<Content>, entry: &gtk::Entry) {
     let url = entry.get_text().unwrap_or_default();
-    let url = url_cleaner(&url);
     let source = Source::from_url(&url);
 
     if let Ok(s) = source {