diff --git a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/http/server.rs b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/http/server.rs
index 2ba08695ab..32221e0d92 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/http/server.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/http/server.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
-use super::{IdentityRequired, Logical, ProxyConnectionClose};
+use super::{IdentityRequired, ProxyConnectionClose};
 use crate::{http, trace_labels, Outbound};
 use linkerd_app_core::{
     errors, http_tracing, io,
     svc::{self, ExtractParam},
-    transport::addrs::*,
-    Addr, Error, Result,
+    Error, Result,
 };
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
@@ -12,9 +11,6 @@ pub(crate) struct ServerRescue {
     emit_headers: bool,
 }
 
-#[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-struct Target<T>(T);
-
 impl<N> Outbound<N> {
     /// Builds a [`svc::NewService`] stack that prepares HTTP requests to be
     /// proxied.
@@ -37,7 +33,8 @@ impl<N> Outbound<N> {
         >,
     >
     where
-        T: svc::Param<Logical> + 'static,
+        // Target
+        T: svc::Param<http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority>,
         // HTTP outbound stack
         N: svc::NewService<T, Service = NSvc> + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
         NSvc: svc::Service<http::Request<http::BoxBody>, Response = http::Response<http::BoxBody>>,
@@ -80,14 +77,7 @@ impl<N> Outbound<N> {
                 )
                 // Convert origin form HTTP/1 URIs to absolute form for Hyper's
                 // `Client`.
-                .push(http::NewNormalizeUri::layer_via(|target: &T| {
-                    let addr = match target.param() {
-                        Logical::Route(addr, _) => Addr::from(addr),
-                        Logical::Forward(Remote(ServerAddr(addr)), _) => Addr::from(addr),
-                    };
-
-                    http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority(Some(addr.to_http_authority()))
-                }))
+                .push(http::NewNormalizeUri::layer())
                 // Record when a HTTP/1 URI originated in absolute form
                 .push_on_service(http::normalize_uri::MarkAbsoluteForm::layer())
                 .push(svc::ArcNewService::layer())
diff --git a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/ingress.rs b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/ingress.rs
index c24679fc5c..b66f7ae806 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/ingress.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/ingress.rs
@@ -258,6 +258,15 @@ impl svc::Param<http::Logical> for Http<http::Logical> {
     }
 }
 
+impl svc::Param<http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority> for Http<http::Logical> {
+    fn param(&self) -> http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority {
+        http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority(match &self.parent {
+            http::Logical::Route(addr, _) => Some(addr.as_http_authority()),
+            http::Logical::Forward(..) => None,
+        })
+    }
+}
+
 impl TryFrom<discover::Discovery<Http<RequestTarget>>> for Http<http::Logical> {
     type Error = ProfileRequired;
 
diff --git a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/protocol.rs b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/protocol.rs
index 2915a0b0d7..79146776a0 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/protocol.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/protocol.rs
@@ -132,3 +132,12 @@ where
         self.parent.param()
     }
 }
+
+impl<T> svc::Param<http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority> for Http<T>
+where
+    T: svc::Param<http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority>,
+{
+    fn param(&self) -> http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority {
+        self.parent.param()
+    }
+}
diff --git a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/sidecar.rs b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/sidecar.rs
index 3cbdb6ceec..72a6d72b95 100644
--- a/linkerd/app/outbound/src/sidecar.rs
+++ b/linkerd/app/outbound/src/sidecar.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,15 @@ impl svc::Param<Protocol> for Sidecar {
     }
 }
 
+impl svc::Param<http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority> for Sidecar {
+    fn param(&self) -> http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority {
+        http::normalize_uri::DefaultAuthority(self.profile.as_ref().and_then(|p| {
+            p.logical_addr()
+                .map(|profiles::LogicalAddr(a)| a.as_http_authority())
+        }))
+    }
+}
+
 impl svc::Param<http::Logical> for Sidecar {
     fn param(&self) -> http::Logical {
         if let Some(profile) = self.profile.clone() {