diff --git a/frontend-js/src/main/js/minerva.js b/frontend-js/src/main/js/minerva.js
index e107db53e171ff4fff75a9dc46b3ce12f89c41d2..2ba660e9114bd5fb53909657ae3edaf424edba20 100644
--- a/frontend-js/src/main/js/minerva.js
+++ b/frontend-js/src/main/js/minerva.js
@@ -632,9 +632,6 @@ function createFooter() {
     var logoLink = configuration.getOption(ConfigurationType.LOGO_LINK).getValue();
     var logoText = configuration.getOption(ConfigurationType.LOGO_TEXT).getValue();
     var logoImg = configuration.getOption(ConfigurationType.LOGO_IMG).getValue();
-    if (!/^(f|ht)tps?:\/\//i.test(logoImg)) {
-      logoImg = GuiConnector.getImgPrefix() + logoImg;
-    }
     return functions.createElement({
       type: "div",
       className: "minerva-footer-table",