diff --git a/src/allmydata/node.py b/src/allmydata/node.py
index 1aa39b183..499e6f520 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/node.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/node.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class _Config(object):
                 return self.config.getboolean(section, option)
 
             item = self.config.get(section, option)
-            if option.endswith(".furl") and self._contains_unescaped_hash(item):
+            if option.endswith(".furl") and '#' in item:
                 raise UnescapedHashError(section, option, item)
 
             return item
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_node.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_node.py
index a1ecedfd5..21d854ffd 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_node.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_node.py
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ class TestCase(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         """
         Hashes in furl options are not allowed, resulting in exception.
         """
-        escaped = "lalal\\#onohash"
         basedir = self.mktemp()
         fileutil.make_dirs(basedir)
         with open(os.path.join(basedir, 'tahoe.cfg'), 'wt') as f:
@@ -196,11 +195,6 @@ class TestCase(testutil.SignalMixin, unittest.TestCase):
         with self.assertRaises(UnescapedHashError):
             config.get_config("node", "log_gatherer.furl")
 
-        with open(os.path.join(basedir, 'tahoe.cfg'), 'wt') as f:
-            f.write("[node]\n")
-            f.write("log_gatherer.furl = %s\n" % (escaped,))
-        self.assertEquals(config.get_config("node", "log_gatherer.furl"), escaped)
-
     def test_missing_config_item(self):
         """
         If a config item is missing: