diff --git a/lib/path.js b/lib/path.js
index 2c68df1..08d5aac 100644
--- a/lib/path.js
+++ b/lib/path.js
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ var _class = function (_UrlPart) {
     key: 'sanitize_replacements',
     get: function get() {
       return [
-      // add trailing slash if path is empty
-      { substring: /^$/, replacement: '\/' },
-      // add trailing slash if path does not end with asterisk or trailing slash
-      { substring: /[^/*]$/, replacement: '$&\/' },
       // assume trailing slash at the end of path is optional
       { substring: /\/$/, replacement: '\\/?' }, { substring: /\/\*$/, replacement: '((\/?)|\/*)' },
       // allow letters, numbers, hyphens, dots, slashes and underscores
diff --git a/src/path.js b/src/path.js
index bd114d3..ba13988 100644
--- a/src/path.js
+++ b/src/path.js
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ export default class extends UrlPart {
 
   get sanitize_replacements () {
     return [
-      // add trailing slash if path is empty
-      {substring: /^$/, replacement: '\/'},
-      // add trailing slash if path does not end with asterisk or trailing slash
-      {substring: /[^/*]$/, replacement: '$&\/'},
       // assume trailing slash at the end of path is optional
       {substring: /\/$/, replacement: '\\/?'},
       {substring: /\/\*$/, replacement: '((\/?)|\/*)'},
diff --git a/test/path.spec.js b/test/path.spec.js
index 6cace39..0f4144e 100644
--- a/test/path.spec.js
+++ b/test/path.spec.js
@@ -72,12 +72,6 @@ describe('Path', function() {
       expect(path.test('bbb.ccc', path.sanitize('*/*.ccc'))).toBe(false);
     });
 
-    it('should add trailing slash if missing', function () {
-      expect(path.test('/', path.sanitize(''))).toBe(true);
-      expect(path.test('aaa/', path.sanitize('aaa'))).toBe(true);
-      expect(path.test('aaa/bbb/', path.sanitize('aaa/bbb'))).toBe(true);
-    });
-
     it('should assume trailing `/` is optional', function() {
       expect(path.test('', path.sanitize('/'))).toBe(true);
       expect(path.test('aaa', path.sanitize('aaa/'))).toBe(true);
diff --git a/test/real-life-examples.spec.js b/test/real-life-examples.spec.js
index 1fed9e1..6cc2704 100644
--- a/test/real-life-examples.spec.js
+++ b/test/real-life-examples.spec.js
@@ -90,11 +90,4 @@ describe('Real life examples', function() {
     expect(my_match.test('http://localhost:3000/aaa/bbb')).toBe(true);
   });
 
-  it('should handle missing trailing slash', function () {
-    const my_match = new UrlMatch('*://*/ccc');
-    expect(my_match.test('http://aaa.bbb/ccc')).toBe(true);
-    expect(my_match.test('http://aaa.bbb/ccc/')).toBe(true);
-    expect(my_match.test('http://aaa.bbb/ccc/ddd')).toBe(false);
-  });
-
 });