diff --git a/src/ng/location.js b/src/ng/location.js
index 8820f30f4ff2..3c515ac77c42 100644
--- a/src/ng/location.js
+++ b/src/ng/location.js
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ function encodePath(path) {
   return segments.join('/');
 }
 
-function parseAbsoluteUrl(absoluteUrl, locationObj, appBase) {
-  var parsedUrl = urlResolve(absoluteUrl, appBase);
+function parseAbsoluteUrl(absoluteUrl, locationObj) {
+  var parsedUrl = urlResolve(absoluteUrl);
 
   locationObj.$$protocol = parsedUrl.protocol;
   locationObj.$$host = parsedUrl.hostname;
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ function parseAbsoluteUrl(absoluteUrl, locationObj, appBase) {
 }
 
 
-function parseAppUrl(relativeUrl, locationObj, appBase) {
+function parseAppUrl(relativeUrl, locationObj) {
   var prefixed = (relativeUrl.charAt(0) !== '/');
   if (prefixed) {
     relativeUrl = '/' + relativeUrl;
   }
-  var match = urlResolve(relativeUrl, appBase);
+  var match = urlResolve(relativeUrl);
   locationObj.$$path = decodeURIComponent(prefixed && match.pathname.charAt(0) === '/' ?
       match.pathname.substring(1) : match.pathname);
   locationObj.$$search = parseKeyValue(match.search);
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function LocationHtml5Url(appBase, basePrefix) {
   this.$$html5 = true;
   basePrefix = basePrefix || '';
   var appBaseNoFile = stripFile(appBase);
-  parseAbsoluteUrl(appBase, this, appBase);
+  parseAbsoluteUrl(appBase, this);
 
 
   /**
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function LocationHtml5Url(appBase, basePrefix) {
           appBaseNoFile);
     }
 
-    parseAppUrl(pathUrl, this, appBase);
+    parseAppUrl(pathUrl, this);
 
     if (!this.$$path) {
       this.$$path = '/';
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ function LocationHtml5Url(appBase, basePrefix) {
 function LocationHashbangUrl(appBase, hashPrefix) {
   var appBaseNoFile = stripFile(appBase);
 
-  parseAbsoluteUrl(appBase, this, appBase);
+  parseAbsoluteUrl(appBase, this);
 
 
   /**
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function LocationHashbangUrl(appBase, hashPrefix) {
       throw $locationMinErr('ihshprfx', 'Invalid url "{0}", missing hash prefix "{1}".', url,
           hashPrefix);
     }
-    parseAppUrl(withoutHashUrl, this, appBase);
+    parseAppUrl(withoutHashUrl, this);
 
     this.$$path = removeWindowsDriveName(this.$$path, withoutHashUrl, appBase);
 
diff --git a/src/ng/urlUtils.js b/src/ng/urlUtils.js
index dfd3c5db989c..f718ada6ccaa 100644
--- a/src/ng/urlUtils.js
+++ b/src/ng/urlUtils.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // exactly the behavior needed here.  There is little value is mocking these out for this
 // service.
 var urlParsingNode = document.createElement("a");
-var originUrl = urlResolve(window.location.href, true);
+var originUrl = urlResolve(window.location.href);
 
 
 /**
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ var originUrl = urlResolve(window.location.href, true);
  *   | pathname      | The pathname, beginning with "/"
  *
  */
-function urlResolve(url, base) {
+function urlResolve(url) {
   var href = url;
 
   if (msie) {
diff --git a/test/ng/urlUtilsSpec.js b/test/ng/urlUtilsSpec.js
index e5e7306fd1d7..a375c2300de2 100644
--- a/test/ng/urlUtilsSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/urlUtilsSpec.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ describe('urlUtils', function() {
     it('should support various combinations of urls - both string and parsed', inject(function($document) {
       function expectIsSameOrigin(url, expectedValue) {
         expect(urlIsSameOrigin(url)).toBe(expectedValue);
-        expect(urlIsSameOrigin(urlResolve(url, true))).toBe(expectedValue);
+        expect(urlIsSameOrigin(urlResolve(url))).toBe(expectedValue);
       }
       expectIsSameOrigin('path', true);
-      var origin = urlResolve($document[0].location.href, true);
+      var origin = urlResolve($document[0].location.href);
       expectIsSameOrigin('//' + origin.host + '/path', true);
       // Different domain.
       expectIsSameOrigin('http://example.com/path', false);