diff --git a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
index a09b43400..9856544ba 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/version-3.1.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+* [#7246](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7246) - Don't attempt to URL-decode NAPALM response payloads
 * [#7962](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/7962) - Fix user menu under report/script result view
+* [#8097](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8097) - Fix styling of Markdown tables
 * [#8131](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/8131) - Restore annotation of available IPs under prefix IPs view
 
 ---
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
index 03e7e51cc..5830396ce 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/api/views.py
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ from circuits.models import Circuit
 from dcim import filtersets
 from dcim.models import *
 from extras.api.views import ConfigContextQuerySetMixin, CustomFieldModelViewSet
-from ipam.models import Prefix, VLAN, ASN
+from ipam.models import Prefix, VLAN
 from netbox.api.authentication import IsAuthenticatedOrLoginNotRequired
 from netbox.api.exceptions import ServiceUnavailable
 from netbox.api.metadata import ContentTypeMetadata
 from netbox.api.views import ModelViewSet
 from netbox.config import get_config
 from utilities.api import get_serializer_for_model
-from utilities.utils import count_related, decode_dict
+from utilities.utils import count_related
 from virtualization.models import VirtualMachine
 from . import serializers
 from .exceptions import MissingFilterException
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/utils.py b/netbox/utilities/utils.py
index 3234135fb..ce1f6a111 100644
--- a/netbox/utilities/utils.py
+++ b/netbox/utilities/utils.py
@@ -288,45 +288,6 @@ def flatten_dict(d, prefix='', separator='.'):
     return ret
 
 
-def decode_dict(encoded_dict: Dict, *, decode_keys: bool = True) -> Dict:
-    """
-    Recursively URL decode string keys and values of a dict.
-
-    For example, `{'1%2F1%2F1': {'1%2F1%2F2': ['1%2F1%2F3', '1%2F1%2F4']}}` would
-    become: `{'1/1/1': {'1/1/2': ['1/1/3', '1/1/4']}}`
-
-    :param encoded_dict: Dictionary to be decoded.
-    :param decode_keys: (Optional) Enable/disable decoding of dict keys.
-    """
-
-    def decode_value(value: Any, _decode_keys: bool) -> Any:
-        """
-        Handle URL decoding of any supported value type.
-        """
-        # Decode string values.
-        if isinstance(value, str):
-            return urllib.parse.unquote(value)
-        # Recursively decode each list item.
-        elif isinstance(value, list):
-            return [decode_value(v, _decode_keys) for v in value]
-        # Recursively decode each tuple item.
-        elif isinstance(value, Tuple):
-            return tuple(decode_value(v, _decode_keys) for v in value)
-        # Recursively decode each dict key/value pair.
-        elif isinstance(value, dict):
-            # Don't decode keys, if `decode_keys` is false.
-            if not _decode_keys:
-                return {k: decode_value(v, _decode_keys) for k, v in value.items()}
-            return {urllib.parse.unquote(k): decode_value(v, _decode_keys) for k, v in value.items()}
-        return value
-
-    if not decode_keys:
-        # Don't decode keys, if `decode_keys` is false.
-        return {k: decode_value(v, decode_keys) for k, v in encoded_dict.items()}
-
-    return {urllib.parse.unquote(k): decode_value(v, decode_keys) for k, v in encoded_dict.items()}
-
-
 def array_to_string(array):
     """
     Generate an efficient, human-friendly string from a set of integers. Intended for use with ArrayField.