diff --git a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
index 9f3db9b531..d0a5aa42c4 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MatrixChat.js
@@ -1892,7 +1892,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
                     idSid={this.state.register_id_sid}
                     email={this.props.startingFragmentQueryParams.email}
                     referrer={this.props.startingFragmentQueryParams.referrer}
-                    defaultServerName={this.getDefaultServerName()}
                     defaultServerDiscoveryError={this.state.defaultServerDiscoveryError}
                     defaultHsUrl={this.getDefaultHsUrl()}
                     defaultIsUrl={this.getDefaultIsUrl()}
@@ -1932,7 +1931,6 @@ export default React.createClass({
                 <Login
                     onLoggedIn={Lifecycle.setLoggedIn}
                     onRegisterClick={this.onRegisterClick}
-                    defaultServerName={this.getDefaultServerName()}
                     defaultServerDiscoveryError={this.state.defaultServerDiscoveryError}
                     defaultHsUrl={this.getDefaultHsUrl()}
                     defaultIsUrl={this.getDefaultIsUrl()}
diff --git a/src/components/structures/auth/Login.js b/src/components/structures/auth/Login.js
index 95e81b4e6f..51f05c3a4d 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/auth/Login.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/auth/Login.js
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         // different home server without confusing users.
         fallbackHsUrl: PropTypes.string,
 
-        // The default server name to use when the user hasn't specified
-        // one. This is used when displaying the defaultHsUrl in the UI.
-        defaultServerName: PropTypes.string,
-
         // An error passed along from higher up explaining that something
         // went wrong when finding the defaultHsUrl.
         defaultServerDiscoveryError: PropTypes.string,
@@ -655,7 +651,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                onForgotPasswordClick={this.props.onForgotPasswordClick}
                loginIncorrect={this.state.loginIncorrect}
                hsUrl={this.state.enteredHomeserverUrl}
-               hsName={this.props.defaultServerName}
                disableSubmit={this.state.findingHomeserver}
                />
         );
diff --git a/src/components/structures/auth/Registration.js b/src/components/structures/auth/Registration.js
index 2a2d0eb4d6..e2d1bf1321 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/auth/Registration.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/auth/Registration.js
@@ -56,10 +56,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         email: PropTypes.string,
         referrer: PropTypes.string,
 
-        // The default server name to use when the user hasn't specified
-        // one. This is used when displaying the defaultHsUrl in the UI.
-        defaultServerName: PropTypes.string,
-
         // An error passed along from higher up explaining that something
         // went wrong when finding the defaultHsUrl.
         defaultServerDiscoveryError: PropTypes.string,
@@ -473,7 +469,6 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 onEditServerDetailsClick={onEditServerDetailsClick}
                 flows={this.state.flows}
                 hsUrl={this.state.hsUrl}
-                hsName={this.props.defaultServerName}
             />;
         }
     },
diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js b/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js
index 60f9c5b8aa..f692c31b35 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/PasswordLogin.js
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class PasswordLogin extends React.Component {
         initialPassword: "",
         loginIncorrect: false,
         hsUrl: "",
-        hsName: null,
         disableSubmit: false,
     }
 
@@ -251,15 +250,13 @@ class PasswordLogin extends React.Component {
         }
 
         let yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Your account');
-        if (this.props.hsName) {
-            yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Your %(serverName)s account', {serverName: this.props.hsName});
-        } else {
-            try {
-                const parsedHsUrl = new URL(this.props.hsUrl);
-                yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Your %(serverName)s account', {serverName: parsedHsUrl.hostname});
-            } catch (e) {
-                // ignore
-            }
+        try {
+            const parsedHsUrl = new URL(this.props.hsUrl);
+            yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Your %(serverName)s account', {
+                serverName: parsedHsUrl.hostname,
+            });
+        } catch (e) {
+            // ignore
         }
 
         let editLink = null;
@@ -341,7 +338,6 @@ PasswordLogin.propTypes = {
     onPhoneNumberChanged: PropTypes.func,
     onPasswordChanged: PropTypes.func,
     loginIncorrect: PropTypes.bool,
-    hsName: PropTypes.string,
     disableSubmit: PropTypes.bool,
 };
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js b/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
index fcd306c5da..e43537364b 100644
--- a/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
+++ b/src/components/views/auth/RegistrationForm.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         onRegisterClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired, // onRegisterClick(Object) => ?Promise
         onEditServerDetailsClick: PropTypes.func,
         flows: PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.object).isRequired,
+        hsUrl: PropTypes.string,
     },
 
     getDefaultProps: function() {
@@ -258,19 +259,13 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
         const self = this;
 
         let yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Create your account');
-        if (this.props.hsName) {
+        try {
+            const parsedHsUrl = new URL(this.props.hsUrl);
             yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Create your %(serverName)s account', {
-                serverName: this.props.hsName,
+                serverName: parsedHsUrl.hostname,
             });
-        } else {
-            try {
-                const parsedHsUrl = new URL(this.props.hsUrl);
-                yourMatrixAccountText = _t('Create your %(serverName)s account', {
-                    serverName: parsedHsUrl.hostname,
-                });
-            } catch (e) {
-                // ignore
-            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            // ignore
         }
 
         let editLink = null;