diff --git a/classes/handler/public.php b/classes/handler/public.php
index 16f8020bb..c3f18d8bb 100755
--- a/classes/handler/public.php
+++ b/classes/handler/public.php
@@ -712,10 +712,8 @@ class Handler_Public extends Handler {
 				user_error("Failed login attempt for $login from {$_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR']}", E_USER_WARNING);
 			}
 
-			$return = clean($_REQUEST['return']);
-
-			if ($return && !is_absolute_url($return)) {
-				header("Location: " . $return);
+			if (clean($_REQUEST['return'])) {
+				header("Location: " . clean($_REQUEST['return']));
 			} else {
 				header("Location: " . get_self_url_prefix());
 			}
diff --git a/include/functions.php b/include/functions.php
index 7f00f2f04..8c0654f3c 100755
--- a/include/functions.php
+++ b/include/functions.php
@@ -2562,9 +2562,3 @@
 
 		return $ts;
 	}
-
-	function is_absolute_url($url) {
-		$parts = parse_url($url);
-
-		return $parts['host'] != '';
-	}