diff --git a/app/controllers/direct_uploads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/direct_uploads_controller.rb
index 8fddf8b0c..3b0322356 100644
--- a/app/controllers/direct_uploads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/direct_uploads_controller.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DirectUploadsController < ApplicationController
 
     if @direct_upload.valid?
       @direct_upload.save_attachment
-      @direct_upload.relation.set_cached_attachment_from_attachment(URI(request.url))
+      @direct_upload.relation.set_cached_attachment_from_attachment
 
       render json: { cached_attachment: @direct_upload.relation.cached_attachment,
                      filename: @direct_upload.relation.attachment.original_filename,
diff --git a/app/models/document.rb b/app/models/document.rb
index dca289c1e..f680bc04e 100644
--- a/app/models/document.rb
+++ b/app/models/document.rb
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ class Document < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_save :set_attachment_from_cached_attachment, if: -> { cached_attachment.present? }
   after_save :remove_cached_attachment,               if: -> { cached_attachment.present? }
 
-  def set_cached_attachment_from_attachment(prefix)
+  def set_cached_attachment_from_attachment
     self.cached_attachment = if Paperclip::Attachment.default_options[:storage] == :filesystem
                                attachment.path
                              else
-                               prefix + attachment.url
+                               attachment.url
                              end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/models/image.rb b/app/models/image.rb
index 9c04336ec..84b38dd4a 100644
--- a/app/models/image.rb
+++ b/app/models/image.rb
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ class Image < ActiveRecord::Base
   before_save :set_attachment_from_cached_attachment, if: -> { cached_attachment.present? }
   after_save :remove_cached_attachment,               if: -> { cached_attachment.present? }
 
-  def set_cached_attachment_from_attachment(prefix)
+  def set_cached_attachment_from_attachment
     self.cached_attachment = if Paperclip::Attachment.default_options[:storage] == :filesystem
                                attachment.path
                              else
-                               prefix + attachment.url
+                               attachment.url
                              end
   end