diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js b/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js
index a035b9d91..9328fa3af 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/backend-metametrics.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export default function backEndMetaMetricsEvent (metaMaskState, eventData) {
     sendMetaMetricsEvent({
       ...stateEventData,
       ...eventData,
-      url: METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL + '/background',
+      currentPath: METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL + '/background',
     })
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util.js b/ui/app/helpers/utils/metametrics.util.js
index 98b83f3d8..3cba4f215 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
 
-const METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL = inDevelopment
+export const METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL = inDevelopment
   ? 'http://www.metamask.io/metametrics'
   : 'http://www.metamask.io/metametrics-prod'
 
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ function composeParamAddition (paramValue, paramName) {
   * @property {string} config.currentPath The location path 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 {string} config.url The url to track an event at. Overrides `currentPath`
   * @property {boolean} config.excludeMetaMetricsId Whether or not the tracked event data should be associated with a metametrics id
   * @property {boolean} config.isNewVisit Whether or not the event should be tracked as a new visit/user sessions
   * @returns {string} - Returns a url to be passed to fetch to make the appropriate request to matomo.
@@ -141,7 +140,6 @@ function composeUrl (config) {
     currentPath,
     metaMetricsId,
     confirmTransactionOrigin,
-    url: configUrl,
     excludeMetaMetricsId,
     isNewVisit,
   } = config
@@ -167,10 +165,10 @@ function composeUrl (config) {
     numberOfTokens: (customVariables && customVariables.numberOfTokens) || numberOfTokens,
     numberOfAccounts: (customVariables && customVariables.numberOfAccounts) || numberOfAccounts,
   }) : ''
-  const url = configUrl || currentPath ? `&url=${encodeURIComponent(currentPath.replace(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+/, METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL))}` : ''
+  const url = currentPath ? `&url=${encodeURIComponent(currentPath.replace(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+/, METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL))}` : ''
   const _id = metaMetricsId && !excludeMetaMetricsId ? `&_id=${metaMetricsId.slice(2, 18)}` : ''
   const rand = `&rand=${String(Math.random()).slice(2)}`
-  const pv_id = ((url || currentPath) && `&pv_id=${ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethUtil.sha3(url || currentPath.match(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+\/(.+)/)[0])).slice(2, 8)}`) || ''
+  const pv_id = currentPath ? `&pv_id=${ethUtil.bufferToHex(ethUtil.sha3(currentPath.match(/chrome-extension:\/\/\w+\/(.+)/)?.[0] || url)).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 1dc556a98..1aca07f07 100644
--- a/ui/app/pages/routes/routes.component.js
+++ b/ui/app/pages/routes/routes.component.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ 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'
 
@@ -98,11 +100,9 @@ export default class Routes extends Component {
     this.props.history.listen((locationObj, action) => {
       if (action === 'PUSH') {
         pageChanged(locationObj.pathname)
-        const url = `&url=${encodeURIComponent('http://www.metamask.io/metametrics' + locationObj.pathname)}`
         this.context.metricsEvent({}, {
-          currentPath: '',
+          currentPath: `${METAMETRICS_TRACKING_URL}${locationObj.pathname}`,
           pathname: locationObj.pathname,
-          url,
           pageOpts: {
             hideDimensions: true,
           },