diff --git a/src/ng/location.js b/src/ng/location.js
index a73063bd5473..48849672e82f 100644
--- a/src/ng/location.js
+++ b/src/ng/location.js
@@ -265,16 +265,6 @@ function LocationHashbangInHtml5Url(appBase, hashPrefix) {
       return appBaseNoFile;
     }
   };
-
-  this.$$compose = function() {
-    var search = toKeyValue(this.$$search),
-        hash = this.$$hash ? '#' + encodeUriSegment(this.$$hash) : '';
-
-    this.$$url = encodePath(this.$$path) + (search ? '?' + search : '') + hash;
-    // include hashPrefix in $$absUrl when $$url is empty so IE8 & 9 do not reload page because of removal of '#'
-    this.$$absUrl = appBase + hashPrefix + this.$$url;
-  };
-
 }
 
 
@@ -662,39 +652,6 @@ function $LocationProvider(){
       // Ignore when url is started with javascript: or mailto:
       if (IGNORE_URI_REGEXP.test(absHref)) return;
 
-      // Make relative links work in HTML5 mode for legacy browsers (or at least IE8 & 9)
-      // The href should be a regular url e.g. /link/somewhere or link/somewhere or ../somewhere or
-      // somewhere#anchor or http://example.com/somewhere
-      if (LocationMode === LocationHashbangInHtml5Url) {
-        // get the actual href attribute - see
-        // http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ie/dd347148(v=vs.85).aspx
-        var href = elm.attr('href') || elm.attr('xlink:href');
-
-        if (href.indexOf('://') < 0) {         // Ignore absolute URLs
-          var prefix = '#' + hashPrefix;
-          if (href[0] == '/') {
-            // absolute path - replace old path
-            absHref = appBase + prefix + href;
-          } else if (href[0] == '#') {
-            // local anchor
-            absHref = appBase + prefix + ($location.path() || '/') + href;
-          } else {
-            // relative path - join with current path
-            var stack = $location.path().split("/"),
-              parts = href.split("/");
-            for (var i=0; i<parts.length; i++) {
-              if (parts[i] == ".")
-                continue;
-              else if (parts[i] == "..")
-                stack.pop();
-              else if (parts[i].length)
-                stack.push(parts[i]);
-            }
-            absHref = appBase + prefix + stack.join('/');
-          }
-        }
-      }
-
       var rewrittenUrl = $location.$$rewrite(absHref);
 
       if (absHref && !elm.attr('target') && rewrittenUrl && !event.isDefaultPrevented()) {
diff --git a/test/ng/locationSpec.js b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
index 2dfca7912353..2a88f1a0c589 100644
--- a/test/ng/locationSpec.js
+++ b/test/ng/locationSpec.js
@@ -1164,51 +1164,6 @@ describe('$location', function() {
     });
 
 
-    it('should rewrite relative links relative to current path when history disabled', function() {
-      configureService('link', true, false, true);
-      inject(
-        initBrowser(),
-        initLocation(),
-        function($browser, $location) {
-          $location.path('/some');
-          browserTrigger(link, 'click');
-          expectRewriteTo($browser, 'http://host.com/base/index.html#!/some/link');
-        }
-      );
-    });
-
-
-    it('should replace current path when link begins with "/" and history disabled', function() {
-      configureService('/link', true, false, true);
-      inject(
-        initBrowser(),
-        initLocation(),
-        function($browser, $location) {
-          $location.path('/some');
-          browserTrigger(link, 'click');
-          expectRewriteTo($browser, 'http://host.com/base/index.html#!/link');
-        }
-      );
-    });
-
-
-    it('should replace current hash fragment when link begins with "#" history disabled', function() {
-      configureService('#link', true, false, true);
-      inject(
-        initBrowser(),
-        initLocation(),
-        function($browser, $location) {
-          // Initialize browser URL
-          $location.path('/some');
-          $location.hash('foo');
-          browserTrigger(link, 'click');
-          expect($location.hash()).toBe('link');
-          expectRewriteTo($browser, 'http://host.com/base/index.html#!/some#link');
-        }
-      );
-    });
-
-
     // don't run next tests on IE<9, as browserTrigger does not simulate pressed keys
     if (!msie || msie >= 9) {