diff --git a/simplewiki_base.html b/simplewiki_base.html
index 2770013771..17f110bf1a 100644
--- a/simplewiki_base.html
+++ b/simplewiki_base.html
@@ -102,10 +102,7 @@
           <div id="wiki_create_form">
             <%
               theaction = "this.wiki_article_name.value.replace(/([^a-zA-Z0-9\-])/g, '')"
-              if (wiki_article is not UNDEFINED):
-                baseURL = reverse("wiki_create", args=[wiki_article.get_url()])
-              else:
-                baseURL = reverse("wiki_create", args=["/"])
+              baseURL = reverse("wiki_create", args=["/"])
             %>
 
             <form method="GET" onsubmit="this.action='${baseURL + "' + " + theaction};">