diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index f56957fd00..379422b819 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -3624,15 +3624,11 @@ function phpbb_get_avatar($row, $alt, $ignore_config = false, $lazy = false)
 	{
 		if ($lazy)
 		{
-			// Determine board url - we may need it later
-			$board_url = generate_board_url() . '/';
 			// This path is sent with the base template paths in the assign_vars()
 			// call below. We need to correct it in case we are accessing from a
 			// controller because the web paths will be incorrect otherwise.
 			$phpbb_path_helper = $phpbb_container->get('path_helper');
-			$corrected_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
-
-			$web_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? $board_url : $corrected_path;
+			$web_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 			$theme = "{$web_path}styles/" . rawurlencode($user->style['style_path']) . '/theme';
 
@@ -3820,15 +3816,12 @@ function page_header($page_title = '', $display_online_list = false, $item_id =
 		$db->sql_freeresult($result);
 	}
 
-	// Determine board url - we may need it later
-	$board_url = generate_board_url() . '/';
 	// This path is sent with the base template paths in the assign_vars()
 	// call below. We need to correct it in case we are accessing from a
 	// controller because the web paths will be incorrect otherwise.
 	/* @var $phpbb_path_helper \phpbb\path_helper */
 	$phpbb_path_helper = $phpbb_container->get('path_helper');
-	$corrected_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
-	$web_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? $board_url : $corrected_path;
+	$web_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 	// Send a proper content-language to the output
 	$user_lang = $user->lang['USER_LANG'];
@@ -3929,7 +3922,7 @@ function page_header($page_title = '', $display_online_list = false, $item_id =
 		'_SID'				=> $_SID,
 		'SESSION_ID'		=> $user->session_id,
 		'ROOT_PATH'			=> $web_path,
-		'BOARD_URL'			=> $board_url,
+		'BOARD_URL'			=> generate_board_url() . '/',
 		'PHPBB_VERSION'		=> PHPBB_VERSION,
 		'PHPBB_MAJOR'		=> $phpbb_major,
 
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php
index 2a2e9be5de..3dc8e2c8e0 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_content.php
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ function smiley_text($text, $force_option = false)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		$root_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? generate_board_url() . '/' : $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
+		$root_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 		/**
 		* Event to override the root_path for smilies
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
index 1551ba7ae9..1faa58d1db 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ function generate_smilies($mode, $forum_id)
 
 	if (count($smilies))
 	{
-		$root_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? generate_board_url() . '/' : $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
+		$root_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 		foreach ($smilies as $row)
 		{
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ function update_post_information($type, $ids, $return_update_sql = false)
 */
 function posting_gen_topic_icons($mode, $icon_id)
 {
-	global $phpbb_root_path, $config, $template, $cache;
+	global $phpbb_root_path, $phpbb_path_helper, $config, $template, $cache;
 
 	// Grab icons
 	$icons = $cache->obtain_icons();
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ function posting_gen_topic_icons($mode, $icon_id)
 
 	if (count($icons))
 	{
-		$root_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? generate_board_url() . '/' : $phpbb_root_path;
+		$root_path = $phpbb_path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 		foreach ($icons as $id => $data)
 		{
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/local.php b/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/local.php
index 2b79cb1e4a..a3832fbdba 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/local.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/avatar/driver/local.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class local extends \phpbb\avatar\driver\driver
 	*/
 	public function get_data($row)
 	{
-		$root_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? generate_board_url() . '/' : $this->path_helper->get_web_root_path();
+		$root_path = $this->path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 		return array(
 			'src' => $root_path . $this->config['avatar_gallery_path'] . '/' . $row['avatar'],
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/path_helper.php b/phpBB/phpbb/path_helper.php
index b366a6d846..0f3bb4d3cb 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/path_helper.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/path_helper.php
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ class path_helper
 			return $this->web_root_path;
 		}
 
+		if (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH)
+		{
+			return $this->web_root_path = generate_board_url() . '/';
+		}
+
 		// We do not need to escape $path_info, $request_uri and $script_name because we can not find their content in the result.
 		// Path info (e.g. /foo/bar)
 		$path_info = filesystem_helper::clean_path($this->symfony_request->getPathInfo());
diff --git a/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/renderer.php b/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/renderer.php
index 8328b65a95..bdd3aa89c1 100644
--- a/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/renderer.php
+++ b/phpBB/phpbb/textformatter/s9e/renderer.php
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class renderer implements \phpbb\textformatter\renderer_interface
 		/**
 		* @see smiley_text()
 		*/
-		$root_path = (defined('PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH') && PHPBB_USE_BOARD_URL_PATH) ? generate_board_url() . '/' : $path_helper->get_web_root_path();
+		$root_path = $path_helper->get_web_root_path();
 
 		$this->set_smilies_path($root_path . $config['smilies_path']);
 	}