diff --git a/telethon/utils/binary_reader.py b/telethon/utils/binary_reader.py
index a13c9a0f..04103ae7 100755
--- a/telethon/utils/binary_reader.py
+++ b/telethon/utils/binary_reader.py
@@ -89,19 +89,7 @@ class BinaryReader:
 
     def tgread_string(self):
         """Reads a Telegram-encoded string"""
-        return self._decode_string(self.tgread_bytes())
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _decode_string(encoded):
-        # Workaround for issues #49 and #67
-        # Sometimes an invalid utf-8 string is received. We can just remove
-        # the offending parts and replace them with a different solution.
-        # There aren't many other options, besides crashing.
-        try:
-            return str(encoded, encoding='utf-8')
-        except UnicodeDecodeError as e:
-            fixed = encoded[:e.start] + encoded[e.end:]
-            return BinaryReader._decode_string(fixed)
+        return str(self.tgread_bytes(), encoding='utf-8', errors='replace')
 
     def tgread_bool(self):
         """Reads a Telegram boolean value"""