diff --git a/binderhub/static/js/index.js b/binderhub/static/js/index.js
index 7630b0d33..536a4e278 100644
--- a/binderhub/static/js/index.js
+++ b/binderhub/static/js/index.js
@@ -18,10 +18,32 @@ import "bootstrap/dist/css/bootstrap-theme.min.css";
 import "../index.css";
 import { setUpLog } from "./src/log";
 import { updateUrls } from "./src/urls";
-import { BASE_URL, BADGE_BASE_URL } from "./src/constants";
 import { getBuildFormValues } from "./src/form";
 import { updateRepoText } from "./src/repo";
 
+/**
+ * @type {URL}
+ * Base URL of this binderhub installation.
+ *
+ * Guaranteed to have a leading & trailing slash by the binderhub python configuration.
+ */
+const BASE_URL = new URL(
+  document.getElementById("base-url").dataset.url,
+  document.location.origin,
+);
+
+const badge_base_url = document.getElementById("badge-base-url").dataset.url;
+/**
+ * @type {URL}
+ * Base URL to use for both badge images as well as launch links.
+ *
+ * If not explicitly set, will default to BASE_URL. Primarily set up different than BASE_URL
+ * when used as part of a federation
+ */
+const BADGE_BASE_URL = badge_base_url
+  ? new URL(badge_base_url, document.location.origin)
+  : BASE_URL;
+
 async function build(providerSpec, log, fitAddon, path, pathType) {
   updateFavicon(new URL("favicon_building.ico", BASE_URL));
   // split provider prefix off of providerSpec
@@ -128,7 +150,7 @@ function indexMain() {
 
     $("#provider_prefix-selected").text($(this).text());
     $("#provider_prefix").val($(this).attr("value"));
-    updateRepoText();
+    updateRepoText(BASE_URL);
     updateUrls(BADGE_BASE_URL);
   });
 
@@ -142,7 +164,7 @@ function indexMain() {
       updateUrls(BADGE_BASE_URL);
     });
   updatePathText();
-  updateRepoText();
+  updateRepoText(BASE_URL);
 
   $("#repository").on("keyup paste change", function () {
     updateUrls(BADGE_BASE_URL);
diff --git a/binderhub/static/js/src/constants.js b/binderhub/static/js/src/constants.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3057e1681..000000000
--- a/binderhub/static/js/src/constants.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @type {URL}
- * Base URL of this binderhub installation.
- *
- * Guaranteed to have a leading & trailing slash by the binderhub python configuration.
- */
-export const BASE_URL = new URL(
-  document.getElementById("base-url").dataset.url,
-  document.location.origin,
-);
-
-const badge_base_url = document.getElementById("badge-base-url").dataset.url;
-/**
- * @type {URL}
- * Base URL to use for both badge images as well as launch links.
- *
- * If not explicitly set, will default to BASE_URL. Primarily set up different than BASE_URL
- * when used as part of a federation.
- *
- * Guaranteed to have a trailing slash by the binderhub python configuration.
- */
-export const BADGE_BASE_URL = badge_base_url
-  ? new URL(badge_base_url, document.location.origin)
-  : BASE_URL;
diff --git a/binderhub/static/js/src/repo.js b/binderhub/static/js/src/repo.js
index 4cbcf1b1a..e848b49ed 100644
--- a/binderhub/static/js/src/repo.js
+++ b/binderhub/static/js/src/repo.js
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import { BASE_URL } from "./constants";
-
 /**
  * Dict holding cached values of API request to _config endpoint
  */
@@ -21,10 +19,12 @@ function setLabels() {
 
 /**
  * Update labels for various inputboxes based on user selection of repo provider
+ *
+ * @param {URL} baseUrl Base URL to use for constructing path to _config endpoint
  */
-export function updateRepoText() {
+export function updateRepoText(baseUrl) {
   if (Object.keys(configDict).length === 0) {
-    const configUrl = new URL("_config", BASE_URL);
+    const configUrl = new URL("_config", baseUrl);
     fetch(configUrl).then((resp) => {
       resp.json().then((data) => {
         configDict = data;