diff --git a/src/app/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/search/search.component.ts
index fafee87142..499ad50fe5 100644
--- a/src/app/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/search/search.component.ts
@@ -433,15 +433,9 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
   }
 
   // Given a URL, will attempt to shorten it
+  // TODO: Find another method for shortening URLs
   setShortUrl(url: string) {
-    const googleUrlShortenerBase = 'https://www.googleapis.com/urlshortener/v1/url?key=';
-    const body = {'longUrl': url};
-    const req = this.http.post(googleUrlShortenerBase + Dockstore.GOOGLE_SHORTENER_KEY, body);
-
-    const sub = req.subscribe(
-      data => { this.shortUrl = data['id']; },
-      err => { this.shortUrl = url; }
-    );
+    this.shortUrl = url;
   }
 
   /**===============================================
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dockstore.model.ts b/src/app/shared/dockstore.model.ts
index ad69306334..8445b007dd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dockstore.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dockstore.model.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ export class Dockstore {
   // Discourse URL MUST end with a slash (/)
   static readonly DISCOURSE_URL = 'http://localhost/';
 
-  // Google Shortener API key (https://developers.google.com/url-shortener/v1/getting_started#APIKey)
-  static readonly GOOGLE_SHORTENER_KEY = 'fill_this_in';
-
   static readonly LOCAL_URI = Dockstore.HOSTNAME + ':' + Dockstore.UI_PORT;
   static readonly API_URI = Dockstore.HOSTNAME + ':' + Dockstore.API_PORT;
   static readonly DNASTACK_IMPORT_URL= 'https://app.dnastack.com/#/app/workflow/import/dockstore';