--- a/modules/purl/purl.module
+++ b/modules/purl/purl.module
@@ -123,13 +123,10 @@ function purl_init() {
     if (!isset($_GET['q'])) {
       $_GET['q'] = '';
     }
-    if (!isset($_REQUEST['q'])) {
-      $_REQUEST['q'] = '';
-    }
 
     // Initialize the PURL path modification stack.
     purl_inited(TRUE);
-    $_GET['q'] = $q = purl_language_strip($_REQUEST['q']);
+    $_GET['q'] = $q = purl_language_strip($_GET['q']);
     drupal_init_path();
     purl_get_normal_path($q, TRUE);
   }