diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js b/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js
index 9328fa3af..e62f09d0d 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 import { getBackgroundMetaMetricState } from '../../../ui/app/selectors'
 import { sendMetaMetricsEvent } from '../../../ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util'
 
-const inDevelopment = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development'
-
-const METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL = inDevelopment
-  ? 'http://www.metamask.io/metametrics'
-  : 'http://www.metamask.io/metametrics-prod'
-
 export default function backEndMetaMetricsEvent (metaMaskState, eventData) {
   const stateEventData = getBackgroundMetaMetricState({ metamask: metaMaskState })
 
@@ -14,7 +8,7 @@ export default function backEndMetaMetricsEvent (metaMaskState, eventData) {
     sendMetaMetricsEvent({
       ...stateEventData,
       ...eventData,
-      currentPath: METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL + '/background',
+      currentPath: '/background',
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/contexts/metametrics.js b/ui/app/contexts/metametrics.js
index ced6d4944..b1440429e 100644
--- a/ui/app/contexts/metametrics.js
+++ b/ui/app/contexts/metametrics.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function MetaMetricsProvider ({ children }) {
   const numberOfAccounts = useSelector(getNumberOfAccounts)
   const history = useHistory()
   const [state, setState] = useState(() => ({
-    currentPath: window.location.href,
+    currentPath: (new URL(window.location.href)).pathname,
     previousPath: '',
   }))
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function MetaMetricsProvider ({ children }) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const unlisten = history.listen(() => setState((prevState) => ({
-      currentPath: window.location.href,
+      currentPath: (new URL(window.location.href)).pathname,
       previousPath: prevState.currentPath,
     })))
     // remove this listener if the component is no longer mounted
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ export function MetaMetricsProvider ({ children }) {
   const metricsEvent = useCallback((config = {}, overrides = {}) => {
     const { eventOpts = {} } = config
     const { name = '' } = eventOpts
-    const { pathname: overRidePathName = '' } = overrides
-    const isSendFlow = Boolean(name.match(/^send|^confirm/) || overRidePathName.match(/send|confirm/))
+    const { currentPath: overrideCurrentPath = '' } = overrides
+    const isSendFlow = Boolean(name.match(/^send|^confirm/) || overrideCurrentPath.match(/send|confirm/))
 
     if (participateInMetaMetrics || config.isOptIn) {
       return sendMetaMetricsEvent({
diff --git a/ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util.js b/ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util.js
index 3cba4f215..d2563c7fc 100644
--- a/ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util.js
+++ b/ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const METAMETRICS_BASE_URL = 'https://chromeextensionmm.innocraft.cloud/piwik.ph
 const METAMETRICS_REQUIRED_PARAMS = `?idsite=${projectId}&rec=1&apiv=1`
 const METAMETRICS_BASE_FULL = METAMETRICS_BASE_URL + METAMETRICS_REQUIRED_PARAMS
 
-export const METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL = inDevelopment
+const METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL = inDevelopment
   ? 'http://www.metamask.io/metametrics'
   : 'http://www.metamask.io/metametrics-prod'
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ const customDimensionsNameIdMap = {
 
 function composeUrlRefParamAddition (previousPath, confirmTransactionOrigin) {
   const externalOrigin = confirmTransactionOrigin && confirmTransactionOrigin !== 'metamask'
-  return `&urlref=${externalOrigin ? 'EXTERNAL' : encodeURIComponent(previousPath.replace(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+/, METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL))}`
+  return `&urlref=${externalOrigin ? 'EXTERNAL' : encodeURIComponent(`${METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL}${previousPath}`)}`
 }
 
 // composes query params of the form &dimension[0-999]=[value]
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ function composeParamAddition (paramValue, paramName) {
   * @property {string} config.accountType The account type being used at the time of the event: 'hardware', 'imported' or 'default'
   * @property {number} config.numberOfTokens The number of tokens that the user has added at the time of the event
   * @property {number} config.numberOfAccounts The number of accounts the user has added at the time of the event
-  * @property {string} config.previousPath The location path the user was on prior to the path they are on at the time of the event
-  * @property {string} config.currentPath The location path the user is on at the time of the event
+  * @property {string} config.previousPath The pathname of the URL the user was on prior to the URL they are on at the time of the event
+  * @property {string} config.currentPath The pathname of the URL the user is on at the time of the event
   * @property {string} config.metaMetricsId A random id assigned to a user at the time of opting in to metametrics. A hexadecimal number
   * @property {string} config.confirmTransactionOrigin The origin on a transaction
   * @property {boolean} config.excludeMetaMetricsId Whether or not the tracked event data should be associated with a metametrics id
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ function composeUrl (config) {
     numberOfTokens: (customVariables && customVariables.numberOfTokens) || numberOfTokens,
     numberOfAccounts: (customVariables && customVariables.numberOfAccounts) || numberOfAccounts,
   }) : ''
-  const url = currentPath ? `&url=${encodeURIComponent(currentPath.replace(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+/, METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL))}` : ''
+  const url = currentPath ? `&url=${encodeURIComponent(`${METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL}${currentPath}`)}` : ''
   const _id = metaMetricsId && !excludeMetaMetricsId ? `&_id=${metaMetricsId.slice(2, 18)}` : ''
   const rand = `&rand=${String(Math.random()).slice(2)}`
-  const pv_id = currentPath ? `&pv_id=${ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethUtil.sha3(currentPath.match(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+\/(.+)/)?.[0] || url)).slice(2, 8)}` : ''
+  const pv_id = currentPath ? `&pv_id=${ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethUtil.sha3(currentPath)).slice(2, 8)}` : ''
   const uid = metaMetricsId && !excludeMetaMetricsId
     ? `&uid=${metaMetricsId.slice(2, 18)}`
     : excludeMetaMetricsId
diff --git a/ui/app/pages/routes/routes.component.js b/ui/app/pages/routes/routes.component.js
index 1aca07f07..578483425 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/routes/routes.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/routes/routes.component.js
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ import {
   UNLOCK_ROUTE,
 } from '../../helpers/constants/routes'
 
-import { METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL } from '../../helpers/utils/metametrics.util'
-
 import { ENVIRONMENT_TYPE_NOTIFICATION, ENVIRONMENT_TYPE_POPUP } from '../../../../app/scripts/lib/enums'
 import { getEnvironmentType } from '../../../../app/scripts/lib/util'
 
@@ -101,8 +99,7 @@ export default class Routes extends Component {
       if (action === 'PUSH') {
         pageChanged(locationObj.pathname)
         this.context.metricsEvent({}, {
-          currentPath: `${METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL}${locationObj.pathname}`,
-          pathname: locationObj.pathname,
+          currentPath: locationObj.pathname,
           pageOpts: {
             hideDimensions: true,
           },