diff --git a/web/apps/photos/.env b/web/apps/photos/.env
index 2680ead9fa..a039e91055 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/.env
+++ b/web/apps/photos/.env
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 # on port 3002 (using `yarn dev:albums`), we can connect to it and emulate the
 # production behaviour.
 #
+# Note: To use your custom albums endpoint in the generated public link, set the
+# `apps.public-albums` property in museum's configuration.
+#
 # Enhancement: Consider splitting this into a separate app/ in this repository.
 # That can also reduce bundle sizes and make it load faster.
 #
diff --git a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/collection/index.ts b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/collection/index.ts
index 9b92d794ad..b0116964f8 100644
--- a/web/apps/photos/src/utils/collection/index.ts
+++ b/web/apps/photos/src/utils/collection/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { ensureElectron } from "@/next/electron";
 import log from "@/next/log";
 import { CustomError } from "@ente/shared/error";
-import { getAlbumsURL } from "@ente/shared/network/api";
 import { LS_KEYS, getData } from "@ente/shared/storage/localStorage";
 import { getUnixTimeInMicroSecondsWithDelta } from "@ente/shared/time";
 import { User } from "@ente/shared/user/types";
@@ -189,11 +188,6 @@ export function appendCollectionKeyToShareURL(
     }
 
     const sharableURL = new URL(url);
-    const albumsURL = new URL(getAlbumsURL());
-
-    sharableURL.protocol = albumsURL.protocol;
-    sharableURL.host = albumsURL.host;
-    sharableURL.pathname = albumsURL.pathname;
 
     const bytes = Buffer.from(collectionKey, "base64");
     sharableURL.hash = bs58.encode(bytes);