diff --git a/conservancy/blog/views.py b/conservancy/blog/views.py
index 4d3cdc9da530ee00b499a596c9e7c9c614531b0f..3fc71f79782b45fcf25ecc171d159f19b8d5f055 100644
--- a/conservancy/blog/views.py
+++ b/conservancy/blog/views.py
@@ -114,11 +114,8 @@ def query(request):
 
 def relative_redirect(request, path):
     from django import http
-    from django.conf import settings
 
     host = request.get_host()
-    if settings.FORCE_CANONICAL_HOSTNAME:
-        host = settings.FORCE_CANONICAL_HOSTNAME
 
     url = "{}://{}{}".format(request.is_secure() and 'https' or 'http', host, path)
     return http.HttpResponseRedirect(url)