diff --git a/lib/app.js b/lib/app.js
index 9ee1197a85..ba1ef26e80 100644
--- a/lib/app.js
+++ b/lib/app.js
@@ -24,14 +24,16 @@ app.templates = {};
 app.PRODUCTION  = 'production';
 app.DEVELOPMENT = 'development';
 
-if (process.env.PORT) {
-  // overwrite the port in the config
-  if (options.url.host.indexOf(':') === -1) {
-    options.url.host += ':' + process.env.PORT;
-  } else {
-    options.url.host = options.url.host.replace(/:.*$/, ':' + process.env.PORT);
-  }
-}
+// DISABLED BY REM - this allows us to put JS Bin behind a proxy, and was only added
+// as a helper
+// if (process.env.PORT) {
+//   // overwrite the port in the config
+//   if (options.url.host.indexOf(':') === -1) {
+//     options.url.host += ':' + process.env.PORT;
+//   } else {
+//     options.url.host = options.url.host.replace(/:.*$/, ':' + process.env.PORT);
+//   }
+// }
 
 // Apply the keys from the config file. All nested properties are
 // space delimited to match the express style.