diff --git a/app/melange/appengine/system.py b/app/melange/appengine/system.py
index 11845c8..b84b36f 100644
--- a/app/melange/appengine/system.py
+++ b/app/melange/appengine/system.py
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@
   return os.environ.get('HTTP_HOST', '')
 
 
-def getSecureHostname():
-  """Returns the hostname suitable for https requests."""
-  return "%s.appspot.com" % getApplicationId()
-
-
 def getAppVersion():
   """Returns the Google App Engine "version" of the running instance."""
   return os.environ.get('CURRENT_VERSION_ID')
diff --git a/app/melange/request/links.py b/app/melange/request/links.py
index 7696537..6204510 100644
--- a/app/melange/request/links.py
+++ b/app/melange/request/links.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 from django.core import urlresolvers
 
-from melange.appengine import system
 from melange.models import organization as org_model
 
 from soc.logic import program as program_logic
@@ -38,11 +37,7 @@
     A full path to the resource.
   """
   # TODO(nathaniel): consider using scheme-relative urls here?
-  if secure:
-    protocol = 'https'
-    hostname = system.getSecureHostname()
-  else:
-    protocol = 'http'
+  protocol = 'https' if secure else 'http'
 
   return '%s://%s%s' % (protocol, hostname, relative_url)
 
diff --git a/app/soc/views/helper/request_data.py b/app/soc/views/helper/request_data.py
index 18e6cd0..ce91079 100644
--- a/app/soc/views/helper/request_data.py
+++ b/app/soc/views/helper/request_data.py
@@ -811,12 +811,8 @@
       return url
 
     # TODO(nathaniel): consider using scheme-relative urls here?
-    if secure:
-      protocol = 'https'
-      hostname = system.getSecureHostname()
-    else:
-      protocol = 'http'
-      hostname = site_logic.getHostname(self._data)
+    protocol = 'https' if secure else 'http'
+    hostname = site_logic.getHostname(self._data)
 
     return '%s://%s%s' % (protocol, hostname, url)
 
diff --git a/tests/app/melange/appengine/test_system.py b/tests/app/melange/appengine/test_system.py
index ddc4c29..c03a404 100644
--- a/tests/app/melange/appengine/test_system.py
+++ b/tests/app/melange/appengine/test_system.py
@@ -109,18 +109,6 @@
       else:
         os.environ['HTTP_HOST'] = self.default_host
 
-  def testGetSecureHostName(self):
-    """Tests that a hostname suitable for https requests is returned."""
-    try:
-      os.environ['APPLICATION_ID'] = 'test-app-run'
-      expected_host = 'test-app-run.appspot.com'
-      self.assertEqual(system.getSecureHostname(), expected_host)
-    finally:
-      if self.default_application_id is None:
-        del os.environ['APPLICATION_ID']
-      else:
-        os.environ['APPLICATION_ID'] = self.default_application_id
-
   def testGetAppVersion(self):
     """Tests if a google-app-version is returned."""
     try: