diff --git a/django/http/request.py b/django/http/request.py
index d1a435e95c4..f7f89913ef6 100644
--- a/django/http/request.py
+++ b/django/http/request.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from django.core.files import uploadhandler
 from django.http.multipartparser import MultiPartParser, MultiPartParserError
 from django.utils.datastructures import ImmutableList, MultiValueDict
 from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango30Warning
-from django.utils.encoding import escape_uri_path, force_bytes, iri_to_uri
+from django.utils.encoding import escape_uri_path, iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.functional import cached_property
 from django.utils.http import is_same_domain, limited_parse_qsl
 
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class QueryDict(MultiValueDict):
         """
         output = []
         if safe:
-            safe = force_bytes(safe, self.encoding)
+            safe = safe.encode(self.encoding)
 
             def encode(k, v):
                 return '%s=%s' % ((quote(k, safe), quote(v, safe)))
@@ -519,9 +519,10 @@ class QueryDict(MultiValueDict):
             def encode(k, v):
                 return urlencode({k: v})
         for k, list_ in self.lists():
-            k = force_bytes(k, self.encoding)
-            output.extend(encode(k, force_bytes(v, self.encoding))
-                          for v in list_)
+            output.extend(
+                encode(k.encode(self.encoding), v.encode(self.encoding))
+                for v in list_
+            )
         return '&'.join(output)
 
 
diff --git a/django/http/response.py b/django/http/response.py
index b6f29cc0563..b21b73f2470 100644
--- a/django/http/response.py
+++ b/django/http/response.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from django.core.exceptions import DisallowedRedirect
 from django.core.serializers.json import DjangoJSONEncoder
 from django.http.cookie import SimpleCookie
 from django.utils import timezone
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, iri_to_uri
+from django.utils.encoding import iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.http import http_date
 
 _charset_from_content_type_re = re.compile(r';\s*charset=(?P<charset>[^\s;]+)', re.I)
@@ -228,9 +228,8 @@ class HttpResponseBase:
             return bytes(value)
         if isinstance(value, str):
             return bytes(value.encode(self.charset))
-
-        # Handle non-string types (#16494)
-        return force_bytes(value, self.charset)
+        # Handle non-string types.
+        return str(value).encode(self.charset)
 
     # These methods partially implement the file-like object interface.
     # See https://docs.python.org/3/library/io.html#io.IOBase