1 files changed, 0 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb
index 9deabf5b3c..0e82b41590 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/testing/assertions/selector.rb
@@ -267,14 +267,12 @@ module ActionDispatch
         if match_with = equals[:text]
           matches.delete_if do |match|
             text = ""
-            text.force_encoding(match_with.encoding) if text.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
             stack = match.children.reverse
             while node = stack.pop
               if node.tag?
                 stack.concat node.children.reverse
               else
                 content = node.content
-                content.force_encoding(match_with.encoding) if content.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
                 text << content
               end
             end