| diff --git a/geopy/geocoders/placefinder.py b/geopy/geocoders/placefinder.py | |
| index 97950fe..814dbaf 100644 | |
| --- a/geopy/geocoders/placefinder.py | |
| +++ b/geopy/geocoders/placefinder.py | |
| @@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ def __init__( | |
| client_secret=self.consumer_secret, | |
| signature_method=u"HMAC-SHA1", | |
| signature_type=u"AUTH_HEADER", | |
| - encoding=None # already UTF-8 | |
| ) | |
| self.api = "https://yboss.yahooapis.com/geo/placefinder" | |