diff --git a/config.py.example b/config.py.example
index a51dccb1a7ee24ef52737ef326c9bd821fad7249..9956202134b379f591e1ffb4bcb5fc60ce092e60 100644
--- a/config.py.example
+++ b/config.py.example
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ CELERY_BROKER_URL = "redis://localhost:6379/0"
 CELERY_TASK_SERIALIZER = "pickle" # do not change
 CELERY_ACCEPT_CONTENT = ["pickle"] # do not change
 
-# this websites address
-URL_ROOT = "protokolle.example.com"
-URL_PROTO = "https"
-URL_PATH = "/"
-URL_PARAMS = ""
-
 # CUPS printserver (optional)
 PRINTING_ACTIVE = True
 PRINTING_SERVER = "printsrv.example.com:631"
diff --git a/models/database.py b/models/database.py
index 0e73e3e3ecab7391a6ed9ba93616363a2a43cdaa..792a706e3ced6acf5f706b097e1f75a0d7d92512 100644
--- a/models/database.py
+++ b/models/database.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from enum import Enum
 from uuid import uuid4
 
 from shared import db, date_filter, date_filter_short, escape_tex, DATE_KEY, START_TIME_KEY, END_TIME_KEY, current_user
-from utils import random_string, url_manager, get_etherpad_url, split_terms, check_ip_in_networks
+from utils import random_string, get_etherpad_url, split_terms, check_ip_in_networks
 from models.errors import DateNotMatchingException
 
 import os
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 2699c9eb509944eeab781bb0895b26e9a4190a9c..43fb3d233d6dbd712e35a6762029cc1be08e7181 100755
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import mimetypes
 
 import config
 from shared import db, date_filter, datetime_filter, date_filter_long, date_filter_short, time_filter, time_filter_short, user_manager, security_manager, current_user, check_login, login_required, group_required, class_filter, needs_date_test, todostate_name_filter, code_filter, indent_tab_filter
-from utils import is_past, mail_manager, url_manager, get_first_unused_int, set_etherpad_text, get_etherpad_text, split_terms, optional_int_arg, fancy_join, footnote_hash
+from utils import is_past, mail_manager, get_first_unused_int, set_etherpad_text, get_etherpad_text, split_terms, optional_int_arg, fancy_join, footnote_hash
 from decorators import db_lookup, require_public_view_right, require_private_view_right, require_modify_right, require_publish_right, require_admin_right
 from models.database import ProtocolType, Protocol, DefaultTOP, TOP, LocalTOP, Document, Todo, Decision, MeetingReminder, Error, TodoMail, DecisionDocument, TodoState, Meta, DefaultMeta, DecisionCategory, Like
 from views.forms import LoginForm, ProtocolTypeForm, DefaultTopForm, MeetingReminderForm, NewProtocolForm, DocumentUploadForm, KnownProtocolSourceUploadForm, NewProtocolSourceUploadForm, generate_protocol_form, TopForm, LocalTopForm, SearchForm, DecisionSearchForm, ProtocolSearchForm, TodoSearchForm, NewProtocolFileUploadForm, NewTodoForm, TodoForm, TodoMailForm, DefaultMetaForm, MetaForm, MergeTodosForm, DecisionCategoryForm, DocumentEditForm
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ app.jinja_env.filters["timify"] = time_filter
 app.jinja_env.filters["timify_short"] = time_filter_short
 app.jinja_env.filters["datify_short"] = date_filter_short
 app.jinja_env.filters["datify_long"] = date_filter_long
-app.jinja_env.filters["url_complete"] = url_manager.complete
+#app.jinja_env.filters["url_complete"] = url_manager.complete
 app.jinja_env.filters["class"] = class_filter
 app.jinja_env.filters["todo_get_name"] = todostate_name_filter
 app.jinja_env.filters["code"] = code_filter
diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
index d454c14801fb3560105b16a295b7bd7b95ec8aeb..483df5e18276127afb5c167fb15c1c07d997073a 100644
--- a/tasks.py
+++ b/tasks.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from models.database import Document, Protocol, Error, Todo, Decision, TOP, Defa
 from models.errors import DateNotMatchingException
 from server import celery, app
 from shared import db, escape_tex, unhyphen, date_filter, datetime_filter, date_filter_long, date_filter_short, time_filter, class_filter, KNOWN_KEYS
-from utils import mail_manager, url_manager, encode_kwargs, decode_kwargs, add_line_numbers, set_etherpad_text, get_etherpad_text, footnote_hash
+from utils import mail_manager, encode_kwargs, decode_kwargs, add_line_numbers, set_etherpad_text, get_etherpad_text, footnote_hash
 from protoparser import parse, ParserException, Element, Content, Text, Tag, Remark, Fork, RenderType
 from wiki import WikiClient, WikiException
 from calendarpush import Client as CalendarClient, CalendarException
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ texenv.filters["escape_tex"] = escape_tex
 texenv.filters["unhyphen"] = unhyphen
 texenv.trim_blocks = True
 texenv.lstrip_blocks = True
-texenv.filters["url_complete"] = url_manager.complete
+#texenv.filters["url_complete"] = url_manager.complete
 texenv.filters["datify"] = date_filter
 texenv.filters["datify_long"] = date_filter_long
 texenv.filters["datify_short"] = date_filter_short
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ texenv.globals["latex_header_footer"] = latex_header_footer
 mailenv = app.create_jinja_environment()
 mailenv.trim_blocks = True
 mailenv.lstrip_blocks = True
-mailenv.filters["url_complete"] = url_manager.complete
+#mailenv.filters["url_complete"] = url_manager.complete
 mailenv.filters["datify"] = date_filter
 mailenv.filters["datetimify"] = datetime_filter
 
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 0a3136192d7adcbbfd124bcee2a7772a0829783a..1d3eb6640059188ed8b7a036f0d12f1a857c1d52 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class UrlManager:
         params = match.group("params") or self.params
         return self.base.format(proto, root, path, "?" + params if len(params) > 0 else "")
 
-url_manager = UrlManager(config)
+#url_manager = UrlManager(config)
 
 class MailManager:
     def __init__(self, config):