diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2d9fcc3f1..97cfb19d7 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ $Source$
     * scripts/create-release.sh, scripts/upgrade.pl: Use same URL for updating
       as for setup.php, this one is autogenerated so there is no need for more
       manual steps.
+    * browse_foreigners.php, left.php, libraries/header_meta_style.inc.php:
+      Drop <base href=".." />, it should not be needed at all.
 
 2005-12-11 Sebastian Mendel <cybot_tm@users.sourceforge.net>
     * libraries/database_interface.lib.php::PMA_DBI_get_columns_full():
diff --git a/browse_foreigners.php b/browse_foreigners.php
index 75cb5ba1a..a03e8e67e 100644
--- a/browse_foreigners.php
+++ b/browse_foreigners.php
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ if (isset($disp_row) && is_array($disp_row)) {
 <head>
     <title>phpMyAdmin</title>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=<?php echo $charset; ?>" />
-    <base<?php if (!empty($cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'])) echo ' href="' . $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] . '"'; ?> />
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
         href="./css/phpmyadmin.css.php?<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url( '', '' ); ?>&amp;js_frame=right" />
     <script src="./js/functions.js" type="text/javascript" language="javascript"></script>
diff --git a/left.php b/left.php
index 3eb68aac4..cce295f87 100644
--- a/left.php
+++ b/left.php
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"" . $GLOBALS['charset'] . "\"?".">";
     <title>phpMyAdmin</title>
     <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
         content="text/html; charset=<?php echo $charset; ?>" />
-    <base href="<?php echo $GLOBALS['cfg']['PmaAbsoluteUri']; ?>"
-        target="frame_content" />
+    <base target="frame_content" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"
         href="./css/phpmyadmin.css.php?<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url( '', '' ); ?>&amp;js_frame=left" />
     <script type="text/javascript" language="javascript">
diff --git a/libraries/header_meta_style.inc.php b/libraries/header_meta_style.inc.php
index 1b8859ff7..a104a5998 100644
--- a/libraries/header_meta_style.inc.php
+++ b/libraries/header_meta_style.inc.php
@@ -34,10 +34,5 @@ echo "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"" . $GLOBALS['charset'] . "\"?".">";
         echo 'phpMyAdmin';
 ?></title>
 <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=<?php echo $GLOBALS['charset']; ?>" />
-<?php
-if (!empty($GLOBALS['cfg']['PmaAbsoluteUri'])) {
-    echo '<base href="' . $GLOBALS['cfg']['PmaAbsoluteUri'] . '" />' . "\n";
-}
-?>
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo defined('PMA_PATH_TO_BASEDIR') ? PMA_PATH_TO_BASEDIR : './'; ?>css/phpmyadmin.css.php?<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url(); ?>&amp;js_frame=<?php echo isset($print_view) ? 'print' : 'right'; ?>" />
     <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<?php echo defined('PMA_PATH_TO_BASEDIR') ? PMA_PATH_TO_BASEDIR : './'; ?>css/print.css?<?php echo PMA_generate_common_url(); ?>" media="print" />
