diff --git a/app/package.json b/app/package.json
index 8535be1..0b18525 100644
--- a/app/package.json
+++ b/app/package.json
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
     "electron-dl": "^3.1.0",
     "electron-squirrel-startup": "^1.0.0",
     "electron-window-state": "^5.0.3",
-    "source-map-support": "^0.5.19",
-    "wurl": "^2.5.4"
+    "source-map-support": "^0.5.19"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "electron": "^11.3.0"
diff --git a/app/src/helpers/helpers.ts b/app/src/helpers/helpers.ts
index 99cdfc4..3eaa233 100644
--- a/app/src/helpers/helpers.ts
+++ b/app/src/helpers/helpers.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import * as os from 'os';
 import * as path from 'path';
 
 import { BrowserWindow } from 'electron';
-import wurl from 'wurl';
 
 const INJECT_CSS_PATH = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'inject/inject.css');
 
@@ -33,9 +32,19 @@ export function linkIsInternal(
     return regex.test(newUrl);
   }
 
-  const currentDomain = wurl('domain', currentUrl);
-  const newDomain = wurl('domain', newUrl);
-  return currentDomain === newDomain;
+  try {
+    const currentDomain = new URL(currentUrl).hostname;
+    const newDomain = new URL(newUrl).hostname;
+    return currentDomain === newDomain;
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.warn(
+      'Failed to parse domains as determining if link is internal. From:',
+      currentUrl,
+      'To:',
+      newUrl,
+    );
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 export function shouldInjectCss(): boolean {