diff --git a/client/gatsby-config.js b/client/gatsby-config.js
index 70a4849c8b..7e5076c75e 100644
--- a/client/gatsby-config.js
+++ b/client/gatsby-config.js
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ const {
   localeChallengesRootDir
 } = require('./utils/buildChallenges');
 
-const { API_PROXY: proxyUrl = 'http://localhost:3000' } = process.env;
-
 const curriculumIntroRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, './src/pages');
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -15,10 +13,6 @@ module.exports = {
     title: 'freeCodeCamp',
     siteUrl: 'https://www.freecodecamp.org'
   },
-  proxy: {
-    prefix: '/internal',
-    url: proxyUrl
-  },
   plugins: [
     'gatsby-plugin-react-helmet',
     'gatsby-plugin-postcss',
diff --git a/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js b/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
index 7cca4eab04..c5ceddae4d 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Donation/components/DonateForm.js
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class DonateForm extends Component {
     }));
 
     const chargeStripePath = isSignedIn
-      ? '/internal/donate/charge-stripe'
+      ? `${apiLocation}/internal/donate/charge-stripe`
       : `${apiLocation}/unauthenticated/donate/charge-stripe`;
     return postJSON$(chargeStripePath, {
       token,
diff --git a/client/src/utils/ajax.js b/client/src/utils/ajax.js
index 7c9677a581..793a9ffad4 100644
--- a/client/src/utils/ajax.js
+++ b/client/src/utils/ajax.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
+import { apiLocation } from '../../config/env.json';
+
 import axios from 'axios';
 
-const base = '/internal';
+const base = apiLocation + '/internal';
+
 axios.defaults.withCredentials = true;
 
 function get(path) {