diff --git a/authlib/oauth2/auth.py b/authlib/oauth2/auth.py
index e4ad1804..c87241a9 100644
--- a/authlib/oauth2/auth.py
+++ b/authlib/oauth2/auth.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import base64
-from urllib.parse import quote
 from authlib.common.urls import add_params_to_qs, add_params_to_uri
 from authlib.common.encoding import to_bytes, to_native
 from .rfc6749 import OAuth2Token
@@ -7,7 +6,7 @@
 
 
 def encode_client_secret_basic(client, method, uri, headers, body):
-    text = f'{quote(client.client_id)}:{quote(client.client_secret)}'
+    text = f'{client.client_id}:{client.client_secret}'
     auth = to_native(base64.b64encode(to_bytes(text, 'latin1')))
     headers['Authorization'] = f'Basic {auth}'
     return uri, headers, body