diff --git a/sbt-app/src/main/scala/package.scala b/sbt-app/src/main/scala/package.scala
index 630c38d82..2c2e261dd 100644
--- a/sbt-app/src/main/scala/package.scala
+++ b/sbt-app/src/main/scala/package.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ package object sbt
   // IO
   def uri(s: String): URI = new URI(s)
   def file(s: String): File = new File(s)
-  def url(s: String): URL = new URI(s).toURL
+  def url(s: String): URI = new URI(s)
   implicit def fileToRichFile(file: File): sbt.io.RichFile = new sbt.io.RichFile(file)
   implicit def filesToFinder(cc: Iterable[File]): sbt.io.PathFinder =
     sbt.io.PathFinder.strict(cc)