diff --git a/src/routes/download/+server.ts b/src/routes/download/+server.ts
index 3c6cd9f..e740c5a 100644
--- a/src/routes/download/+server.ts
+++ b/src/routes/download/+server.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
-import { json, error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
+import { error } from '@sveltejs/kit';
 import type { RequestHandler } from './$types';
 import { getYouTubeMetadata, streamYouTube } from '$lib/server/ytdlp';
 
-/**
- * Sanitize filename by removing unsafe characters
- */
-function sanitizeFilename(name: string): string {
-	return name.replace(/[\/:*?"<>|]/g, '').trim();
-}
-
 export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ url }) => {
 	// Get query params
 	const link = url.searchParams.get('link');
@@ -28,7 +21,7 @@ export const GET: RequestHandler = async ({ url }) => {
 		// Fetch metadata for filename
 		const metadata = await getYouTubeMetadata(link);
 		const { title, uploader } = metadata;
-		const safeTitle = sanitizeFilename(`${uploader} - ${title}`);
+		const safeTitle = `${uploader} - ${title}`;
 		const filename = `${safeTitle}.${format}`;
 
 		console.log(filename);