diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs
index 28426af67..5992857cc 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/DokuWiki.hs
@@ -130,9 +130,7 @@ blockToDokuWiki opts (Para [Image attr txt (src,'f':'i':'g':':':tit)]) = do
   let opt = if null txt
                then ""
                else "|" ++ if null tit then capt else tit ++ capt
-      -- Relative links fail isURI and receive a colon
-      prefix = if isURI src then "" else ":"
-  return $ "{{" ++ prefix ++ src ++ imageDims opts attr ++ opt ++ "}}\n"
+  return $ "{{" ++ src ++ imageDims opts attr ++ opt ++ "}}\n"
 
 blockToDokuWiki opts (Para inlines) = do
   indent <- asks stIndent
@@ -516,9 +514,7 @@ inlineToDokuWiki opts (Image attr alt (source, tit)) = do
               ("", []) -> ""
               ("", _ ) -> "|" ++ alt'
               (_ , _ ) -> "|" ++ tit
-      -- Relative links fail isURI and receive a colon
-      prefix = if isURI source then "" else ":"
-  return $ "{{" ++ prefix ++ source ++ imageDims opts attr ++ txt ++ "}}"
+  return $ "{{" ++ source ++ imageDims opts attr ++ txt ++ "}}"
 
 inlineToDokuWiki opts (Note contents) = do
   contents' <- blockListToDokuWiki opts contents
diff --git a/test/dokuwiki_external_images.dokuwiki b/test/dokuwiki_external_images.dokuwiki
index cc7eddcda..c835fa05b 100644
--- a/test/dokuwiki_external_images.dokuwiki
+++ b/test/dokuwiki_external_images.dokuwiki
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{https://cooluri.com/image.png|HTTPS image}} {{http://cooluri.com/image.png|HTTP image}} {{ftp://ftp.cooluri.com/image.png|FTP image}} {{file:///tmp/coolimage.png|Filesystem image}} {{:/image.jpg|Relative image 1}} {{:image.jpg|Relative image 2}}
+{{https://cooluri.com/image.png|HTTPS image}} {{http://cooluri.com/image.png|HTTP image}} {{ftp://ftp.cooluri.com/image.png|FTP image}} {{file:///tmp/coolimage.png|Filesystem image}} {{/image.jpg|Relative image 1}} {{image.jpg|Relative image 2}}
diff --git a/test/writer.dokuwiki b/test/writer.dokuwiki
index 4ba1b7054..34f4246db 100644
--- a/test/writer.dokuwiki
+++ b/test/writer.dokuwiki
@@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ or here: <http://example.com/>
 
 From “Voyage dans la Lune” by Georges Melies (1902):
 
-{{:lalune.jpg|Voyage dans la Lune lalune}}
+{{lalune.jpg|Voyage dans la Lune lalune}}
 
-Here is a movie {{:movie.jpg|movie}} icon.
+Here is a movie {{movie.jpg|movie}} icon.
 
 
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