diff --git a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
index 68d4245f8..bddf8f6fd 100644
--- a/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/clientpackethandler.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,7 @@ void Client::handleCommand_AccessDenied(NetworkPacket* pkt)
 		u8 denyCode = SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_UNEXPECTED_DATA;
 		*pkt >> denyCode;
 		if (denyCode == SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_CUSTOM_STRING) {
-			std::wstring wide_reason;
-			*pkt >> wide_reason;
-			m_access_denied_reason = wide_to_narrow(wide_reason);
+			*pkt >> m_access_denied_reason;
 		}
 		else if (denyCode < SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_MAX) {
 			m_access_denied_reason = accessDeniedStrings[denyCode];
diff --git a/src/network/serverpackethandler.cpp b/src/network/serverpackethandler.cpp
index 955b1a7dc..6b1d5bc02 100644
--- a/src/network/serverpackethandler.cpp
+++ b/src/network/serverpackethandler.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void Server::handleCommand_Auth(NetworkPacket* pkt)
 					<< "but it was disallowed for the following reason: "
 					<< reason << std::endl;
 			DenyAccess(pkt->getPeerId(), SERVER_ACCESSDENIED_CUSTOM_STRING,
-					narrow_to_wide(reason.c_str()));
+					reason.c_str());
 			return;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/server.cpp b/src/server.cpp
index e8fdea7d1..921dd14de 100644
--- a/src/server.cpp
+++ b/src/server.cpp
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ void Server::SendBreath(u16 peer_id, u16 breath)
 	Send(&pkt);
 }
 
-void Server::SendAccessDenied(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::wstring &custom_reason)
+void Server::SendAccessDenied(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::string &custom_reason)
 {
 	DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
 
@@ -2535,7 +2535,7 @@ void Server::RespawnPlayer(u16 peer_id)
 	}
 }
 
-void Server::DenyAccess(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::wstring &custom_reason)
+void Server::DenyAccess(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::string &custom_reason)
 {
 	DSTACK(__FUNCTION_NAME);
 
diff --git a/src/server.h b/src/server.h
index ba993523b..25ffb7fc6 100644
--- a/src/server.h
+++ b/src/server.h
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ public:
 	void peerAdded(con::Peer *peer);
 	void deletingPeer(con::Peer *peer, bool timeout);
 
-	void DenyAccess(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::wstring &custom_reason=NULL);
+	void DenyAccess(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::string &custom_reason="");
 	void DenyAccess_Legacy(u16 peer_id, const std::wstring &reason);
 	bool getClientConInfo(u16 peer_id, con::rtt_stat_type type,float* retval);
 	bool getClientInfo(u16 peer_id,ClientState* state, u32* uptime,
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ private:
 	void SendMovement(u16 peer_id);
 	void SendHP(u16 peer_id, u8 hp);
 	void SendBreath(u16 peer_id, u16 breath);
-	void SendAccessDenied(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::wstring &custom_reason);
+	void SendAccessDenied(u16 peer_id, AccessDeniedCode reason, const std::string &custom_reason);
 	void SendAccessDenied_Legacy(u16 peer_id, const std::wstring &reason);
 	void SendDeathscreen(u16 peer_id,bool set_camera_point_target, v3f camera_point_target);
 	void SendItemDef(u16 peer_id,IItemDefManager *itemdef, u16 protocol_version);