1 files changed, 2 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mssql/base.py b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mssql/base.py
index 8c8260f3b..f8ca1ffbf 100644
--- a/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mssql/base.py
+++ b/lib/sqlalchemy/dialects/mssql/base.py
@@ -1603,17 +1603,12 @@ class MSExecutionContext(default.DefaultExecutionContext):
 
     def _opt_encode(self, statement):
 
-        if not self.dialect.supports_unicode_statements:
-            encoded = self.dialect._encoder(statement)[0]
-        else:
-            encoded = statement
-
         if self.compiled and self.compiled.schema_translate_map:
 
             rst = self.compiled.preparer._render_schema_translates
-            encoded = rst(encoded, self.compiled.schema_translate_map)
+            statement = rst(statement, self.compiled.schema_translate_map)
 
-        return encoded
+        return statement
 
     def pre_exec(self):
         """Activate IDENTITY_INSERT if needed."""