diff --git a/django/urls/base.py b/django/urls/base.py
index dd9b2e4c22..3899feeefb 100644
--- a/django/urls/base.py
+++ b/django/urls/base.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ from urllib.parse import urlsplit, urlunsplit
 
 from asgiref.local import Local
 
-from django.utils.encoding import iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.functional import lazy
 from django.utils.translation import override
 
@@ -84,7 +83,7 @@ def reverse(viewname, urlconf=None, args=None, kwargs=None, current_app=None):
         if ns_pattern:
             resolver = get_ns_resolver(ns_pattern, resolver, tuple(ns_converters.items()))
 
-    return iri_to_uri(resolver._reverse_with_prefix(view, prefix, *args, **kwargs))
+    return resolver._reverse_with_prefix(view, prefix, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 reverse_lazy = lazy(reverse, str)