diff --git a/links/links.go b/links/links.go
index 4f7bbf1..11a7cb8 100644
--- a/links/links.go
+++ b/links/links.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ func FromHeadersOrDefault(h *http.Header, r *http.Request, defaultURL *url.URL)
 	log.Info(r.Context(), "building URL from headers", log.Data{
 		"headers":    h,
 		"defaultURL": defaultURL.String(),
-		"host":       r.Host,
 		"url":        r.URL.String(),
 	})
 	path := h.Get("X-Forwarded-Path-Prefix")
diff --git a/links/links_test.go b/links/links_test.go
index 4601fc5..eb2236f 100644
--- a/links/links_test.go
+++ b/links/links_test.go
@@ -185,8 +185,7 @@ func Test_FromHeadersOrDefault_With_Forwarded_Headers(t *testing.T) {
 
 			du.JoinPath()
 			r := &http.Request{
-				Host: "",
-				URL:  &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "example.com"},
+				URL: &url.URL{Scheme: "http", Host: "example.com"},
 			}
 			builder := FromHeadersOrDefault(&h, r, du)
 			So(builder, ShouldNotBeNil)