diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/opensearch.xml b/searx/templates/simple/opensearch.xml
index 212cecc80..5176c012c 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/opensearch.xml
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/opensearch.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   {% if autocomplete %}
     <Url rel="suggestions" type="application/x-suggestions+json" method="{{ opensearch_method }}" template="{{ url_for('autocompleter', _external=True) }}?q={searchTerms}"/>
   {% endif %}
-  <Url rel="self" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml"  method="{{ opensearch_method }}" template="{{ opensearch_url }}" />
+  <Url rel="self" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml"  method="{{ opensearch_method }}" template="{{ url_for('opensearch', _external=True) }}" />
   <Query role="example" searchTerms="SearXNG" />
   <moz:SearchForm>{{ url_for('search', _external=True) }}</moz:SearchForm>
 </OpenSearchDescription>
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index c64ef0fc0..9672db3ab 100755
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -438,16 +438,6 @@ def render(template_name: str, **kwargs):
     kwargs['cache_url'] = settings['ui']['cache_url']
     kwargs['get_result_template'] = get_result_template
     kwargs['doi_resolver'] = get_doi_resolver(request.preferences)
-    kwargs['opensearch_url'] = (
-        url_for('opensearch')
-        + '?'
-        + urlencode(
-            {
-                'method': request.preferences.get_value('method'),
-                'autocomplete': request.preferences.get_value('autocomplete'),
-            }
-        )
-    )
     kwargs['urlparse'] = urlparse
 
     # scripts from plugins