diff --git a/lib/util/template/index.ts b/lib/util/template/index.ts
index 52c5b58215fc4ffcdab07045b7ef293697d17c7c..7e8e0dbf49904e620d4886ef9cc9003dc0f397cb 100644
--- a/lib/util/template/index.ts
+++ b/lib/util/template/index.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ export const allowedFields = {
   currentVersion: 'The current version that is being updated',
   datasource: 'The datasource used to look up the upgrade',
   depName: 'The name of the dependency being updated',
-  depNameEscaped: 'The dependency name with forward slashes replace with %2f',
   depNameLinked:
     'The dependency name already linked to its home page using markdown',
   depNameSanitized:
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/generate.spec.ts.snap b/lib/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/generate.spec.ts.snap
index 5df4b751ccc70c0bde4b33a63eed6c0238898666..0cac1ab725db066de1212624d1b336732b87b498 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/generate.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/__snapshots__/generate.spec.ts.snap
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ Object {
   "canBeUnpublished": false,
   "commitMessage": "",
   "depName": "some-dep",
-  "depNameEscaped": "some-dep",
   "displayFrom": "",
   "displayTo": "0.6.0",
   "masterIssueApproval": false,
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ Object {
       "branchName": "some-branch",
       "commitMessage": "",
       "depName": "some-dep",
-      "depNameEscaped": "some-dep",
       "displayFrom": "",
       "displayTo": "0.6.0",
       "newValue": "0.6.0",
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ Object {
       "branchName": "some-branch",
       "commitMessage": "",
       "depName": "@types/some-dep",
-      "depNameEscaped": "@types%2fsome-dep",
       "displayFrom": "",
       "displayTo": "0.5.7",
       "newValue": "0.5.7",
diff --git a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts
index 23808c5a0509e785171a81ba90e493045bb19b3c..1e6078cfdea1924bcd96b8dfae5253a4f8ca4464 100644
--- a/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts
+++ b/lib/workers/repository/updates/generate.ts
@@ -142,12 +142,6 @@ export function generateBranchConfig(
     ) {
       logger.debug({ config: upgrade }, 'empty displayFrom/displayTo');
     }
-    if (upgrade.depName) {
-      upgrade.depNameEscaped = (upgrade.lookupName || upgrade.depName).replace(
-        /\//g,
-        '%2f'
-      );
-    }
     upgrade.prettyDepType =
       upgrade.prettyDepType || upgrade.depType || 'dependency';
     if (useGroupSettings) {