diff --git a/lib/addressable/uri.rb b/lib/addressable/uri.rb
index 60c07967..4ebc6649 100644
--- a/lib/addressable/uri.rb
+++ b/lib/addressable/uri.rb
@@ -900,9 +900,7 @@ def normalized_scheme
         end
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_scheme && @normalized_scheme.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-        @normalized_scheme.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_scheme)
       @normalized_scheme
     end
 
@@ -957,9 +955,7 @@ def normalized_user
         end
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_user && @normalized_user.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-        @normalized_user.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_user)
       @normalized_user
     end
 
@@ -1016,11 +1012,7 @@ def normalized_password
         end
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_password && (
-        @normalized_password.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-      )
-        @normalized_password.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_password)
       @normalized_password
     end
 
@@ -1088,11 +1080,7 @@ def normalized_userinfo
         end
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_userinfo && (
-        @normalized_userinfo.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-      )
-        @normalized_userinfo.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_userinfo)
       @normalized_userinfo
     end
 
@@ -1159,9 +1147,7 @@ def normalized_host
         end
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_host && @normalized_host.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-        @normalized_host.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_host)
       @normalized_host
     end
 
@@ -1279,11 +1265,7 @@ def normalized_authority
         authority
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_authority && (
-        @normalized_authority.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-      )
-        @normalized_authority.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_authority)
       @normalized_authority
     end
 
@@ -1517,9 +1499,7 @@ def normalized_site
         site_string
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_site && @normalized_site.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-        @normalized_site.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_site)
       @normalized_site
     end
 
@@ -1582,9 +1562,7 @@ def normalized_path
         result
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_path && @normalized_path.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-         @normalized_path.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_path)
       @normalized_path
     end
 
@@ -1660,9 +1638,7 @@ def normalized_query(*flags)
         component == "" ? nil : component
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_query && @normalized_query.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-        @normalized_query.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_query)
       @normalized_query
     end
 
@@ -1858,11 +1834,7 @@ def normalized_fragment
         component == "" ? nil : component
       end
       # All normalized values should be UTF-8
-      if @normalized_fragment && (
-        @normalized_fragment.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
-      )
-        @normalized_fragment.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
-      end
+      force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(@normalized_fragment)
       @normalized_fragment
     end
 
@@ -2570,5 +2542,15 @@ def remove_composite_values
       remove_instance_variable(:@uri_string) if defined?(@uri_string)
       remove_instance_variable(:@hash) if defined?(@hash)
     end
+
+    ##
+    # Converts the string to be UTF-8 if it is not already UTF-8
+    #
+    # @api private
+    def force_utf8_encoding_if_needed(str)
+      if str && str.encoding != Encoding::UTF_8
+        str.force_encoding(Encoding::UTF_8)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end