diff --git a/pyapns/model.py b/pyapns/model.py
index ce21f2b..db75621 100644
--- a/pyapns/model.py
+++ b/pyapns/model.py
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ def binaryify(t):
                     'token "{}" could not be decoded: {}'.format(str(t), str(e)
                 ))
 
-        encoded_payload = json.dumps(self.payload, separators=(',', ':'),
-                                     ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8')
+        encoded_payload = json.dumps(self.payload,
+                                     separators=(',', ':')).encode('utf-8')
         return structify(binaryify(self.token), self.internal_identifier, 
                          self.expiry, encoded_payload)