diff --git a/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py b/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
index 0f9d1d3ef..e64476291 100644
--- a/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
+++ b/buildtrigger/gitlabhandler.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from app import app
 from jsonschema import validate
 from buildtrigger.triggerutil import (RepositoryReadException, TriggerActivationException,
                                       TriggerDeactivationException, TriggerStartException,
-                                      EmptyRepositoryException, ValidationRequestException,
                                       SkipRequestException, InvalidPayloadException,
                                       determine_build_ref, raise_if_skipped_build,
                                       find_matching_branches)
@@ -298,12 +297,7 @@ class GitLabBuildTrigger(BuildTriggerHandler):
     return None
 
   def get_repository_url(self):
-    gl_client = self._get_authorized_client()
-    repository = gl_client.getproject(self.config['build_source'])
-    if repository is False:
-      return None
-
-    return '%s/%s' % (gl_client.host, repository['path_with_namespace'])
+    return 'https://gitlab.com/%s' % self.config['build_source']
 
   def lookup_user(self, email):
     gl_client = self._get_authorized_client()