diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/local/playback.py
index b264dac7..ae8eeb82 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/playback.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.local')
 
 class LocalPlaybackProvider(base.BasePlaybackProvider):
     def change_track(self, track):
-        media_dir = self.backend.config['local']['media_dir']
-        uri = translator.local_to_file_uri(track.uri, media_dir)
-        track = track.copy(uri=uri)
+        track = track.copy(uri=translator.local_track_uri_to_file_uri(
+            track.uri, self.backend.config['local']['media_dir']))
         return super(LocalPlaybackProvider, self).change_track(track)
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py b/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py
index 1153b1b3..2c0523e8 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/translator.py
@@ -11,12 +11,8 @@ from mopidy.utils.path import path_to_uri, uri_to_path
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.local')
 
 
-# TODO: remove once tag cache is gone
-def local_to_file_uri(uri, media_dir):
-    # TODO: check that type is correct.
-    file_path = uri_to_path(uri).split(b':', 1)[1]
-    file_path = os.path.join(media_dir, file_path)
-    return path_to_uri(file_path)
+def local_track_uri_to_file_uri(uri, media_dir):
+    return path_to_uri(local_track_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir))
 
 
 def local_track_uri_to_path(uri, media_dir):