diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/AboutScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/AboutScene.java
index 6914bd71b..e8f712790 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/AboutScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/AboutScene.java
@@ -64,18 +64,12 @@ public class AboutScene extends PixelScene {
 
 		//*** Shattered Pixel Dungeon Credits ***
 
-		String shpxLink = "https://ShatteredPixel.com";
-		//tracking codes, so that the website knows where this pageview came from
-		shpxLink += "?utm_source=shatteredpd";
-		shpxLink += "&utm_medium=about_page";
-		shpxLink += "&utm_campaign=ingame_link";
-
 		CreditsBlock shpx = new CreditsBlock(true, Window.SHPX_COLOR,
 				"Shattered Pixel Dungeon",
 				Icons.SHPX.get(),
 				"Developed by: _Evan Debenham_\nBased on Pixel Dungeon's open source",
 				"ShatteredPixel.com",
-				shpxLink);
+				"https://ShatteredPixel.com");
 		if (landscape()){
 			shpx.setRect((w - fullWidth)/2f - 6, 10, 120, 0);
 		} else {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/NewsScene.java b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/NewsScene.java
index 2d52302f4..67b82aa7b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/NewsScene.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/scenes/NewsScene.java
@@ -145,12 +145,7 @@ public class NewsScene extends PixelScene {
 			@Override
 			protected void onClick() {
 				super.onClick();
-				String link = "https://ShatteredPixel.com";
-				//tracking codes, so that the website knows where this pageview came from
-				link += "?utm_source=shatteredpd";
-				link += "&utm_medium=news_page";
-				link += "&utm_campaign=ingame_link";
-				ShatteredPixelDungeon.platform.openURI(link);
+				ShatteredPixelDungeon.platform.openURI("https://ShatteredPixel.com");
 			}
 		};
 		btnSite.icon(Icons.get(Icons.NEWS));
@@ -315,12 +310,7 @@ public class NewsScene extends PixelScene {
 				@Override
 				protected void onClick() {
 					super.onClick();
-					String link = article.URL;
-					//tracking codes, so that the website knows where this pageview came from
-					link += "?utm_source=shatteredpd";
-					link += "&utm_medium=news_page";
-					link += "&utm_campaign=ingame_link";
-					ShatteredPixelDungeon.platform.openURI(link);
+					ShatteredPixelDungeon.platform.openURI(article.URL);
 				}
 			};
 			link.setRect(0, height + 2, width, BTN_HEIGHT);