diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 698b0de48..1c233ed6b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 
   def redirect_back_or_default(default, options={})
-    back_url = params[:back_url].to_s
+    back_url = '' #params[:back_url].to_s
     if back_url.present?
       begin
         uri = URI.parse(back_url)