diff --git a/python/httpx/_httpx/__init__.pyi b/python/httpx/_httpx/__init__.pyi
index 41185230..863228b6 100644
--- a/python/httpx/_httpx/__init__.pyi
+++ b/python/httpx/_httpx/__init__.pyi
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ QueryParamTypes = typing.Union[
     bytes,
 ]
 
+
 class QueryParams(typing.Mapping[str, str]):
     def __init__(self, *args: QueryParamTypes | None, **kwargs: typing.Any) -> None:...
     def keys(self) -> typing.KeysView[str]:
@@ -151,6 +152,7 @@ class QueryParams(typing.Mapping[str, str]):
     def update(self, params: QueryParamTypes | None = None) -> None:...
     def __setitem__(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:...
 
+
 def normalize_path(path: str) -> str:
     """
     Drop "." and ".." segments from a URL path.
@@ -159,3 +161,6 @@ def normalize_path(path: str) -> str:
 
         normalize_path("/path/./to/somewhere/..") == "/path/to"
     """
+
+
+def encode_percent(string: str, safe: str) -> str:...
diff --git a/python/httpx/_urlparse.py b/python/httpx/_urlparse.py
index 9dc3ab15..90fac0e1 100644
--- a/python/httpx/_urlparse.py
+++ b/python/httpx/_urlparse.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import typing
 import idna
 
 from ._exceptions import InvalidURL
-from ._httpx import normalize_path
+from ._httpx import normalize_path, encode_percent as percent_encoded
 
 MAX_URL_LENGTH = 65536
 
@@ -445,54 +445,23 @@ def validate_path(path: str, has_scheme: bool, has_authority: bool) -> None:
             raise InvalidURL("Relative URLs cannot have a path starting with ':'")
 
 
-# def normalize_path(path: str) -> str:
+# def PERCENT(string: str) -> str:
+#     return "".join([f"%{byte:02X}" for byte in string.encode("utf-8")])
+
+
+# def percent_encoded(string: str, safe: str) -> str:
 #     """
-#     Drop "." and ".." segments from a URL path.
-
-#     For example:
-
-#         normalize_path("/path/./to/somewhere/..") == "/path/to"
+#     Use percent-encoding to quote a string.
 #     """
-#     # Fast return when no '.' characters in the path.
-#     if "." not in path:
-#         return path
+#     NON_ESCAPED_CHARS = UNRESERVED_CHARACTERS + safe
 
-#     components = path.split("/")
+#     # Fast path for strings that don't need escaping.
+#     if not string.rstrip(NON_ESCAPED_CHARS):
+#         return string
 
-#     # Fast return when no '.' or '..' components in the path.
-#     if "." not in components and ".." not in components:
-#         return path
-
-#     # https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-5.2.4
-#     output: list[str] = []
-#     for component in components:
-#         if component == ".":
-#             pass
-#         elif component == "..":
-#             if output and output != [""]:
-#                 output.pop()
-#         else:
-#             output.append(component)
-#     return "/".join(output)
-
-
-def PERCENT(string: str) -> str:
-    return "".join([f"%{byte:02X}" for byte in string.encode("utf-8")])
-
-
-def percent_encoded(string: str, safe: str) -> str:
-    """
-    Use percent-encoding to quote a string.
-    """
-    NON_ESCAPED_CHARS = UNRESERVED_CHARACTERS + safe
-
-    # Fast path for strings that don't need escaping.
-    if not string.rstrip(NON_ESCAPED_CHARS):
-        return string
-
-    return "".join(
-        [char if char in NON_ESCAPED_CHARS else PERCENT(char) for char in string]
-    )
+#     return "".join(
+#         [char if char in NON_ESCAPED_CHARS else PERCENT(char) for char in string]
+#     )
 
 
 def quote(string: str, safe: str) -> str: