diff --git a/lib/discourse.rb b/lib/discourse.rb
index 456856b77..eb09d29e8 100644
--- a/lib/discourse.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'cache'
-
 module Discourse
 
   # When they try to do something they should be logged in for
@@ -14,37 +12,29 @@ module Discourse
   # When something they want is not found
   class NotFound < Exception; end
 
-  def self.cache
-    @cache ||= Cache.new
-  end
 
   # Get the current base URL for the current site
   def self.current_hostname
-    RailsMultisite::ConnectionManagement.current_hostname
-  end
-
-  def self.base_uri default_value=""
-    if !ActionController::Base.config.relative_url_root.blank?
-      return ActionController::Base.config.relative_url_root
-    else
-      return default_value
-    end
-  end
-
-  def self.base_url_no_prefix
-    protocol = "http"
-    protocol = "https" if SiteSetting.use_ssl?
     if SiteSetting.force_hostname.present?
-      result = "#{protocol}://#{SiteSetting.force_hostname}"
+      SiteSetting.force_hostname
     else
-      result = "#{protocol}://#{current_hostname}"
+      RailsMultisite::ConnectionManagement.current_hostname
     end
-    result << ":#{SiteSetting.port}" if SiteSetting.port.present? && SiteSetting.port.to_i > 0
-    result
   end
 
   def self.base_url
-    return base_url_no_prefix + base_uri
+    default_port = 80
+    protocol = "http"
+    if SiteSetting.use_ssl?
+      protocol = "https" 
+      default_port = 443
+    end
+
+    result = "#{protocol}://#{current_hostname}"
+    if SiteSetting.port.present? && SiteSetting.port.to_i > 0 && SiteSetting.port.to_i != default_port
+      result << ":#{SiteSetting.port}" 
+    end
+    result
   end
 
   def self.enable_maintenance_mode
@@ -73,12 +63,6 @@ module Discourse
     end
   end
 
-  # Either returns the system_username user or the first admin.
-  def self.system_user
-    user = User.where(username_lower: SiteSetting.system_username).first if SiteSetting.system_username.present?
-    user = User.admins.order(:id).first if user.blank?
-    user
-  end
 
 private