No mb_chars needed anymoreldap-special-chars-fix

1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb b/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb
index 01bfe09cf07..aef08c97d1d 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/ldap/user.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module Gitlab
           # LDAP distinguished name is case-insensitive
           identity = ::Identity.
             where(provider: provider).
-            iwhere(extern_uid: uid.mb_chars.to_s).last
+            iwhere(extern_uid: uid).last
           identity && identity.user
         end
       end
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Gitlab
         # find_or_initialize_by doesn't update `gl_user.identities`, and isn't autosaved.
         identity = gl_user.identities.find { |identity|  identity.provider == auth_hash.provider }
         identity ||= gl_user.identities.build(provider: auth_hash.provider)
-        
+
         # For a new user set extern_uid to the LDAP DN
         # For an existing user with matching email but changed DN, update the DN.
         # For an existing user with no change in DN, this line changes nothing.