diff --git a/patacrep/data/templates/songs.tex b/patacrep/data/templates/songs.tex
index 0a6b3331..e3562897 100644
--- a/patacrep/data/templates/songs.tex
+++ b/patacrep/data/templates/songs.tex
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
    \newcommand{\href}[2]{\expandafter\url\expandafter{#1}}
 }
 \makeatother
-\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{00A0}{~}
 (* endblock *)
 
 (* block songs *)
diff --git a/patacrep/index.py b/patacrep/index.py
index c0727519..b53001df 100644
--- a/patacrep/index.py
+++ b/patacrep/index.py
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ class Index(object):
 
         if self.indextype == "AUTHOR":
 
-            # \IeC {} is included by LaTeX and must not be split (because of the space)
-            key = key.replace('\\IeC {', '\\IeC{')
             # Processing authors
             for author in authors.processauthors(
                     key,
diff --git a/test/test_compilation/subdir.tex.control b/test/test_compilation/subdir.tex.control
index 6ed84e9a..bd9ac649 100644
--- a/test/test_compilation/subdir.tex.control
+++ b/test/test_compilation/subdir.tex.control
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ guitar,
    \newcommand{\href}[2]{\expandafter\url\expandafter{#1}}
 }
 \makeatother
-\DeclareUnicodeCharacter{00A0}{~}
 
 
 \usepackage{chords}