diff --git a/modules/base/template.go b/modules/base/template.go
index a93d20ad86..f5f567aded 100644
--- a/modules/base/template.go
+++ b/modules/base/template.go
@@ -141,9 +141,6 @@ var TemplateFuncs template.FuncMap = map[string]interface{}{
 	"AppName": func() string {
 		return setting.AppName
 	},
-	"AppUrl": func() string {
-		return setting.AppUrl
-	},
 	"AppSubUrl": func() string {
 		return setting.AppSubUrl
 	},
diff --git a/modules/git/submodule.go b/modules/git/submodule.go
index 1291e112b9..0b8efc26dc 100644
--- a/modules/git/submodule.go
+++ b/modules/git/submodule.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package git
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"github.com/gogits/gogs/modules/setting"
 )
 
 type SubModule struct {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func NewSubModuleFile(c *Commit, refUrl, refId string) *SubModuleFile {
 }
 
 // RefUrl guesses and returns reference URL.
-func (sf *SubModuleFile) RefUrl(appUrl string) string {
+func (sf *SubModuleFile) RefUrl() string {
 	if sf.refUrl == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ func (sf *SubModuleFile) RefUrl(appUrl string) string {
 	j := strings.LastIndex(url, ":")
 	if i > -1 && j > -1 {
 		// fix problem with reverse proxy works only with local server
-		if strings.Contains(appUrl,url[i+1:j]) {
-			return appUrl + url[j+1:]
+		if strings.Contains(setting.AppUrl,url[i+1:j]) {
+			return setting.AppUrl + url[j+1:]
 		} else {
 			return "http://" + url[i+1:j] + "/" + url[j+1:]
 		}
diff --git a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
index bebac1ea43..d3303193f8 100644
--- a/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/view_list.tmpl
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
                     <span class="octicon octicon-file-submodule"></span>
                 </td>
                 <td class="name">
-                    {{if $commit.RefUrl AppUrl}}
-                    <a href="{{$commit.RefUrl AppUrl}}" class="text-truncate">{{$entry.Name}}</a> @ <a href="{{$commit.RefUrl AppUrl}}/commit/{{$commit.RefId}}">{{ShortSha $commit.RefId}}</a>
+                    {{if $commit.RefUrl}}
+                    <a href="{{$commit.RefUrl}}" class="text-truncate">{{$entry.Name}}</a> @ <a href="{{$commit.RefUrl}}/commit/{{$commit.RefId}}">{{ShortSha $commit.RefId}}</a>
                     {{else}}
                     {{$entry.Name}} @ {{ShortSha $commit.RefId}}
                     {{end}}