diff --git a/app/webroot/.htaccess b/app/webroot/.htaccess
index 48a63f014..1f19e4c06 100644
--- a/app/webroot/.htaccess
+++ b/app/webroot/.htaccess
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
     RewriteEngine On
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
-    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]
+    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
 </IfModule>
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/webroot/.htaccess b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/webroot/.htaccess
index 48a63f014..1f19e4c06 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/webroot/.htaccess
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/webroot/.htaccess
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
     RewriteEngine On
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
-    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [QSA,L]
+    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
 </IfModule>