diff --git a/src/zarr/storage/remote.py b/src/zarr/storage/remote.py
index 7990232b9..9782a9877 100644
--- a/src/zarr/storage/remote.py
+++ b/src/zarr/storage/remote.py
@@ -131,16 +131,7 @@ def from_url(
         -------
         RemoteStore
         """
-        opts = storage_options or {}
-        opts = {"asynchronous": True, **opts}
-
-        fs, path = fsspec.url_to_fs(url, **opts)
-
-        # fsspec is not consistent about removing the scheme from the path, so check and strip it here
-        # https://github.com/fsspec/filesystem_spec/issues/1722
-        if "://" in path:
-            _, path = path.split("://", maxsplit=1)
-
+        fs, path = fsspec.url_to_fs(url, **storage_options)
         return cls(fs=fs, path=path, mode=mode, allowed_exceptions=allowed_exceptions)
 
     async def clear(self) -> None: