diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
index 55e4ccc..9d50415 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/handlers.py
@@ -123,6 +123,14 @@ def authenticate_unless_readonly(f, self, *args, **kwargs):
     else:
         return auth_f(self, *args, **kwargs)
 
+def urljoin(*pieces):
+    """Join componenet of url into a relative url
+
+    Use to prevent double slash when joining subpath
+    """
+    striped = [s.strip('/') for s in pieces]
+    return '/'.join(s for s in striped if s)
+
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Top-level handlers
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -267,17 +275,7 @@ class NewHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
         nbm = self.application.notebook_manager
         project = nbm.notebook_dir
         notebook_id = nbm.new_notebook()
-        self.render(
-            'notebook.html', project=project,
-            notebook_id=notebook_id,
-            base_project_url=self.application.ipython_app.base_project_url,
-            base_kernel_url=self.application.ipython_app.base_kernel_url,
-            kill_kernel=False,
-            read_only=False,
-            logged_in=self.logged_in,
-            login_available=self.login_available,
-            mathjax_url=self.application.ipython_app.mathjax_url,
-        )
+        self.redirect('/'+urljoin(self.application.ipython_app.base_project_url, notebook_id))
 
 
 class NamedNotebookHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
@@ -663,17 +661,7 @@ class NotebookCopyHandler(AuthenticatedHandler):
         nbm = self.application.notebook_manager
         project = nbm.notebook_dir
         notebook_id = nbm.copy_notebook(notebook_id)
-        self.render(
-            'notebook.html', project=project,
-            notebook_id=notebook_id,
-            base_project_url=self.application.ipython_app.base_project_url,
-            base_kernel_url=self.application.ipython_app.base_kernel_url,
-            kill_kernel=False,
-            read_only=False,
-            logged_in=self.logged_in,
-            login_available=self.login_available,
-            mathjax_url=self.application.ipython_app.mathjax_url,
-        )
+        self.redirect('/'+urljoin(self.application.ipython_app.base_project_url, notebook_id))
 
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
index 27a1f21..7975900 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebookmain.js
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     IPython.layout_manager.do_resize();
     $([IPython.events]).on('notebook_loaded.Notebook', function () {
         IPython.layout_manager.do_resize();
-        IPython.save_widget.update_url();
     })
     IPython.notebook.load_notebook($('body').data('notebookId'));
 
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
index 10fdfb4..7b3b058 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/savewidget.js
@@ -120,15 +120,6 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     };
 
 
-    SaveWidget.prototype.update_url = function () {
-        var notebook_id = IPython.notebook.get_notebook_id();
-        if (notebook_id !== null) {
-            var new_url = $('body').data('baseProjectUrl') + notebook_id;
-            window.history.replaceState({}, '', new_url);
-        };
-    };
-
-
     SaveWidget.prototype.set_save_status = function (msg) {
         this.element.find('span#save_status').html(msg);
     }