diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/Authenticate.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/Authenticate.java
index d541dbd8f..021e82cd8 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/Authenticate.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/edit/Authenticate.java
@@ -491,16 +491,14 @@ public class Authenticate extends FreemarkerHttpServlet {
 	/** What's the URL for the login screen? */
 	private String getLoginScreenUrl(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
-		String urlParams = "?home=" + getPortalIdString(request)
-				+ "&login=block";
+		String urlParams = "?login=block";
 		return contextPath + Controllers.LOGIN + urlParams;
 	}
 
 	/** What's the URL for the site admin screen? */
 	private String getSiteAdminUrl(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
-		String urlParams = "?home=" + getPortalIdString(request)
-				+ "&login=block";
+		String urlParams = "?login=block";
 		return contextPath + Controllers.SITE_ADMIN + urlParams;
 	}
 
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/login/LoginTemplateHelper.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/login/LoginTemplateHelper.java
index 5bf61902e..dbabb636e 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/login/LoginTemplateHelper.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/login/LoginTemplateHelper.java
@@ -183,16 +183,14 @@ public class LoginTemplateHelper extends LoginTemplateHelperBase {
 	/** What's the URL for this servlet? */
 	private String getAuthenticateUrl(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
-		String urlParams = "?home=" + getPortalIdString(request)
-				+ "&login=block";
+		String urlParams = "?login=block";
 		return contextPath + "/authenticate" + urlParams;
 	}
 
 	/** What's the URL for this servlet, with the cancel parameter added? */
 	private String getCancelUrl(HttpServletRequest request) {
 		String contextPath = request.getContextPath();
-		String urlParams = "?home=" + getPortalIdString(request)
-		+ "&login=block&cancel=true";
+		String urlParams = "?login=block&cancel=true";
 		return contextPath + "/authenticate" + urlParams;
 	}