diff --git a/beetsplug/playlist.py b/beetsplug/playlist.py
index 759eaa51b..e5c80f129 100644
--- a/beetsplug/playlist.py
+++ b/beetsplug/playlist.py
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ class PlaylistQuery(beets.dbcore.FieldQuery):
         if not self.paths:
             # Playlist is empty
             return '0', ()
-        clause  = 'BYTELOWER(path) IN ({0})'.format(
-            ', '.join('BYTELOWER(?)' for path in self.paths))
+        clause  = 'path IN ({0})'.format(', '.join('?' for path in self.paths))
         return clause, (beets.library.BLOB_TYPE(p) for p in self.paths)
 
     def match(self, item):