diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 3bbe47bd..2ebf91f7 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@
 import {unreachable} from 'devlop'
 import {toJsxRuntime} from 'hast-util-to-jsx-runtime'
 import {urlAttributes} from 'html-url-attributes'
+import {sanitizeUri} from 'micromark-util-sanitize-uri'
 // @ts-expect-error: untyped.
 import {Fragment, jsx, jsxs} from 'react/jsx-runtime'
 import remarkParse from 'remark-parse'
@@ -89,8 +90,6 @@ import {unified} from 'unified'
 import {visit} from 'unist-util-visit'
 import {VFile} from 'vfile'
 
-const safeProtocols = ['http', 'https', 'mailto', 'tel']
-
 const own = {}.hasOwnProperty
 const changelog =
   'https://github.com/remarkjs/react-markdown/blob/main/changelog.md'
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ const changelog =
 const emptyPlugins = []
 /** @type {Readonly<RemarkRehypeOptions>} */
 const emptyRemarkRehypeOptions = {allowDangerousHtml: true}
+const safeProtocol = /^(https?|ircs?|mailto|xmpp)$/i
 
 // Mutable because we `delete` any time it’s used and a message is sent.
 /** @type {ReadonlyArray<Readonly<Deprecation>>} */
@@ -293,38 +293,5 @@ export function Markdown(options) {
  *   Safe URL.
  */
 export function defaultUrlTransform(value) {
-  const url = value.trim()
-  const first = url.charAt(0)
-
-  if (first === '#' || first === '/') {
-    return url
-  }
-
-  const colon = url.indexOf(':')
-  if (colon === -1) {
-    return url
-  }
-
-  for (const protocol of safeProtocols) {
-    if (
-      colon === protocol.length &&
-      url.slice(0, protocol.length).toLowerCase() === protocol
-    ) {
-      return url
-    }
-  }
-
-  let index = url.indexOf('?')
-  if (index !== -1 && colon > index) {
-    return url
-  }
-
-  index = url.indexOf('#')
-  if (index !== -1 && colon > index) {
-    return url
-  }
-
-  // To do: is there an alternative?
-  // eslint-disable-next-line no-script-url
-  return 'javascript:void(0)'
+  return sanitizeUri(value, safeProtocol)
 }
diff --git a/test.jsx b/test.jsx
index 120bf26a..1a56847c 100644
--- a/test.jsx
+++ b/test.jsx
@@ -288,43 +288,31 @@ test('react-markdown', async function (t) {
   })
 
   await t.test('should make a `javascript:` URL safe', function () {
-    const consoleError = console.error
-    console.error = noop
     assert.equal(
       asHtml(<Markdown children="[](javascript:alert(1))" />),
-      '<p><a href="javascript:void(0)"></a></p>'
+      '<p><a href=""></a></p>'
     )
-    console.error = consoleError
   })
 
   await t.test('should make a `vbscript:` URL safe', function () {
-    const consoleError = console.error
-    console.error = noop
     assert.equal(
       asHtml(<Markdown children="[](vbscript:alert(1))" />),
-      '<p><a href="javascript:void(0)"></a></p>'
+      '<p><a href=""></a></p>'
     )
-    console.error = consoleError
   })
 
   await t.test('should make a `VBSCRIPT:` URL safe', function () {
-    const consoleError = console.error
-    console.error = noop
     assert.equal(
       asHtml(<Markdown children="[](VBSCRIPT:alert(1))" />),
-      '<p><a href="javascript:void(0)"></a></p>'
+      '<p><a href=""></a></p>'
     )
-    console.error = consoleError
   })
 
   await t.test('should make a `file:` URL safe', function () {
-    const consoleError = console.error
-    console.error = noop
     assert.equal(
       asHtml(<Markdown children="[](file:///etc/passwd)" />),
-      '<p><a href="javascript:void(0)"></a></p>'
+      '<p><a href=""></a></p>'
     )
-    console.error = consoleError
   })
 
   await t.test('should allow an empty URL', function () {
@@ -1054,8 +1042,3 @@ test('react-markdown', async function (t) {
 function asHtml(input) {
   return renderToStaticMarkup(input)
 }
-
-/**
- * @returns {undefined}
- */
-function noop() {}