diff --git a/lib/util/cleanup_url.dart b/lib/util/cleanup_url.dart
deleted file mode 100644
index af542be..0000000
--- a/lib/util/cleanup_url.dart
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-String cleanUpUrl(String url) {
-  if (url.startsWith('https://')) {
-    url = url.substring(8);
-  }
-  if (url.startsWith('www.')) {
-    url = url.substring(4);
-  }
-
-  return url;
-}
diff --git a/lib/widgets/post.dart b/lib/widgets/post.dart
index 2f4b3fb..a079841 100644
--- a/lib/widgets/post.dart
+++ b/lib/widgets/post.dart
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import '../hooks/delayed_loading.dart';
 import '../hooks/logged_in_action.dart';
 import '../pages/full_post.dart';
 import '../url_launcher.dart';
-import '../util/cleanup_url.dart';
 import '../util/extensions/api.dart';
 import '../util/goto.dart';
 import 'bottom_modal.dart';
@@ -210,7 +209,7 @@ class Post extends HookWidget {
                               text: '@',
                               style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.w300)),
                           TextSpan(
-                              text: cleanUpUrl(instanceUrl),
+                              text: instanceUrl,
                               style: TextStyle(fontWeight: FontWeight.w600),
                               recognizer: TapGestureRecognizer()
                                 ..onTap =