diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js b/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js
index 149f6a6d1f..1dc927055d 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/keybackup/RestoreKeyBackupDialog.js
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export default React.createClass({
         });
         try {
             const recoverInfo = await MatrixClientPeg.get().restoreKeyBackups(
-                this.state.recoveryKey.replace(/ /g, ''), undefined, undefined, this.state.backupInfo.version,
+                this.state.recoveryKey, undefined, undefined, this.state.backupInfo.version,
             );
             this.setState({
                 loading: false,