diff --git a/.github/workflows/functional-test.yml b/.github/workflows/functional-test.yml
index 4777020f..1354cce4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/functional-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/functional-test.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         appium driver install xcuitest
         appium plugin install images@2.1.8
         appium plugin install execute-driver
-        nohup appium --use-plugins=images,execute-driver --relaxed-security --log-timestamp --log-no-colors --base-path=/wd/hub > appium.log &
+        nohup appium --use-plugins=images,execute-driver --relaxed-security --log-timestamp --log-no-colors > appium.log &
 
     - name: Set up Ruby
       uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 869f5b02..7cf26d53 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ Commit based release not is [release_notes.md](./release_notes.md)
 
 Release tags are https://github.com/appium/ruby_lib/releases .
 
+## not yet
+- Use `http://127.0.0.1:4723` as the default url destination instead of `http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub`
+
 ## 15.2.2 - 2024-08-06
 - Fix non `app` capability behavior
 
diff --git a/android_tests/lib/android/specs/driver.rb b/android_tests/lib/android/specs/driver.rb
index 2e74f4b2..04cd6ce0 100644
--- a/android_tests/lib/android/specs/driver.rb
+++ b/android_tests/lib/android/specs/driver.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def test_05_attributes_verify_all_attributes
 
       expected = {
         automation_name:     :uiautomator2,
-        custom_url:          'http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub',
+        custom_url:          'http://127.0.0.1:4723',
         default_wait:        1,
         sauce_username:      nil,
         sauce_access_key:    nil,
diff --git a/grid/config.json b/grid/config.json
index b5aae119..67170ab4 100644
--- a/grid/config.json
+++ b/grid/config.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "cleanUpCycle": 2000,
     "timeout": 60000,
     "proxy": "org.openqa.grid.selenium.proxy.DefaultRemoteProxy",
-    "url": "http://localhost:4723/wd/hub",
+    "url": "http://localhost:4723",
     "host": "localhost",
     "port": 4723,
     "maxSession": 1,
diff --git a/grid/hub_config_3.json b/grid/hub_config_3.json
index 53a92168..acda1910 100644
--- a/grid/hub_config_3.json
+++ b/grid/hub_config_3.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   "port": 4444,
   "register": true,
   "registerCycle": 5000,
-  "hub": "http://localhost:4444/wd/hub",
+  "hub": "http://localhost:4444",
   "nodeStatusCheckTimeout": 5000,
   "nodePolling": 5000,
   "role": "hub",
diff --git a/ios_tests/lib/ios/specs/driver.rb b/ios_tests/lib/ios/specs/driver.rb
index 800aa1a7..49d16d7e 100644
--- a/ios_tests/lib/ios/specs/driver.rb
+++ b/ios_tests/lib/ios/specs/driver.rb
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ def test_04_verify_all_attributes
     end
 
     def test_05_verify_attributes_are_immutable
-      assert_equal driver_attributes[:custom_url], 'http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub'
+      assert_equal driver_attributes[:custom_url], 'http://127.0.0.1:4723'
       driver_attributes[:custom_url] = true
-      assert_equal driver_attributes[:custom_url], 'http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub'
+      assert_equal driver_attributes[:custom_url], 'http://127.0.0.1:4723'
     end
 
     def test_06_verify_attribute_of_caps_are_not_immutable_because_it_depends_on_selenium
diff --git a/ios_tests/parallel/test.rb b/ios_tests/parallel/test.rb
index 0a206a65..82a40267 100644
--- a/ios_tests/parallel/test.rb
+++ b/ios_tests/parallel/test.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 def des_server_caps
   {
     debug: true,
-    server_url: "#{ENV['appium_server'] ||= 'http://127.0.0.1:4723'}/wd/hub",
+    server_url: ENV['appium_server'] ||= 'http://127.0.0.1:4723',
     wait: 25,
     wait_timeout: 20,
     wait_interval: 0.3
diff --git a/lib/appium_lib/driver.rb b/lib/appium_lib/driver.rb
index 41892848..9d44a63d 100644
--- a/lib/appium_lib/driver.rb
+++ b/lib/appium_lib/driver.rb
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ def server_url
       return @core.custom_url if @core.custom_url
       return @sauce.server_url if @sauce.sauce_server_url?
 
-      "http://127.0.0.1:#{@core.port}/wd/hub"
+      "http://127.0.0.1:#{@core.port}"
     end
 
     # Restarts the driver
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index f2be5791..7ad72979 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ $ appium driver install xcuitest  # proper driver name to install
 $ appium server
 ```
 
-> **Note** Please set `server_url` properly like the below since the appium 2
-> changed the default WebDriver URL to without `/wd/hub` to follow W3C.
+> **Note** Please set `server_url` properly like the below for Appium v1.
 > ```
 >  opts = {
 >    caps: {
@@ -47,13 +46,12 @@ $ appium server
 >      app: '/path/to/MyiOS.app'
 >    },
 >    appium_lib: {
->      server_url: 'http://127.0.0.1:4723'
+>      server_url: 'http://127.0.0.1:4723/wd/hub'
 >    }
 >  }
 >  appium_driver = Appium::Driver.new(opts)
 >  appium_driver.start_driver
 > ```
-> Or please start the appium server with `appium server --base-path=/wd/hub`
 
 ### Appium 1
 ```bash