diff --git a/src/name.cpp b/src/name.cpp
index c388064..b180ba6 100644
--- a/src/name.cpp
+++ b/src/name.cpp
@@ -162,11 +162,7 @@
     if (iComponentEnd == std::string::npos)
       iComponentEnd = uri.size();
 
-    Component component = Component::fromEscapedString(&uri[0], iComponentStart, iComponentEnd);
-    // Ignore illegal components.  This also gets rid of a trailing '/'.
-    if (!component.empty())
-      append(Component(component));
-
+    append(Component::fromEscapedString(&uri[0], iComponentStart, iComponentEnd));
     iComponentStart = iComponentEnd + 1;
   }
 }