diff --git a/ckan/lib/app_globals.py b/ckan/lib/app_globals.py
index 9f0b32d6659..e62ec879537 100644
--- a/ckan/lib/app_globals.py
+++ b/ckan/lib/app_globals.py
@@ -169,13 +169,9 @@ def get_config_value(key, default=''):
     for key in schema.keys():
         get_config_value(key)
 
-    # cusom styling
+    # custom styling
     main_css = get_config_value('ckan.main_css', '/base/css/main.css')
     set_main_css(main_css)
-    # site_url_nice
-    site_url_nice = app_globals.site_url.replace('http://', '')
-    site_url_nice = site_url_nice.replace('www.', '')
-    app_globals.site_url_nice = site_url_nice
 
     if app_globals.site_logo:
         app_globals.header_class = 'header-image'