diff --git a/deluge/core/torrent.py b/deluge/core/torrent.py
index faf59a4..b8a6bf7 100644
--- a/deluge/core/torrent.py
+++ b/deluge/core/torrent.py
@@ -834,25 +834,18 @@ def connect_peer(self, ip, port):
     def move_storage(self, dest):
         """Move a torrent's storage location"""
 
-        # Attempt to convert utf8 path to unicode
-        # Note: Inconsistent encoding for 'dest', needs future investigation
-        try:
-           dest_u = unicode(dest, "utf-8")
-        except TypeError:
-           # String is already unicode
-           dest_u = dest
-
-        if not os.path.exists(dest_u):
+        if not os.path.exists(dest):
             try:
                 # Try to make the destination path if it doesn't exist
-                os.makedirs(dest_u)
+                os.makedirs(dest)
             except IOError, e:
                 log.exception(e)
-                log.error("Could not move storage for torrent %s since %s does not exist and could not create the directory.", self.torrent_id, dest_u)
+                log.error("Could not move storage for torrent %s since %s does not exist and could not create the directory.", self.torrent_id, dest)
                 return False
         try:
-            self.handle.move_storage(dest_u)
-        except:
+            self.handle.move_storage(dest.encode("utf-8"))
+        except Exception, e:
+            log.exception(e)
             return False
 
         return True