diff -u b/.ht.router.php b/.ht.router.php
--- b/.ht.router.php
+++ b/.ht.router.php
@@ -33,7 +33,4 @@
 $_GET['q'] = $_REQUEST['q'] = substr($url['path'], 1);
 
-// Build up the base-url.
-$base_url = 'http://' . $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . ':' . $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'];
-
 // Include the main index.php and let core take over.
 include 'index.php';