diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2db68ae..2a0e3e8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16765,11 +16765,6 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-oYBGY0GV1H1dX+ZdKnB6JVsYC1w/Xl20H111eb+WSS8nUYmlHgGb4y5buFSkzzceEeYYh5kMhXoAmoTpiQauiA==",
       "dev": true
     },
-    "split-host": {
-      "version": "0.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split-host/-/split-host-0.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-nrlaPJMHkr3hKx7aCyr+S0OgUvAm/xKzWWMHej0IsMamWjRC52Fv+NGZwuqRE1lyu1iNWCmcrpZ1S1qvk+Uiwg=="
-    },
     "split-string": {
       "version": "3.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/split-string/-/split-string-3.1.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b322f67..fcb6e14 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
     "sequelize": "6.6.2",
     "sequelize-typescript": "^2.1.0",
     "sharp": "^0.28.3",
-    "split-host": "^0.1.1",
     "spotify-uri": "^2.2.0",
     "sqlite3": "^5.0.2",
     "telegraf": "^3.30.1",
diff --git a/src/matrix/helpers.ts b/src/matrix/helpers.ts
index 1aa58cd..707d4d5 100644
--- a/src/matrix/helpers.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/helpers.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { LogService } from "matrix-js-snippets";
 import { Cache, CACHE_FEDERATION } from "../MemoryCache";
 import * as request from "request";
 import config from "../config";
-import splitHost from 'split-host';
 import * as requestPromise from "request-promise";
 import { isIP } from "net";
 
@@ -37,12 +36,12 @@ export async function getFederationConnInfo(serverName: string): Promise<IFedera
 
     // Dev note: The remainder of this is largely transcribed from matrix-media-repo
 
-    const hp = splitHost(serverName);
+    const hp = new URL(serverName);
     if (!hp.host) throw new Error("No hostname provided");
     let defaultPort = false;
     if (!hp.port) {
         defaultPort = true;
-        hp.port = 8448;
+        hp.port = '8448';
     }
 
     // Step 1 of the discovery process: if the hostname is an IP, use that with explicit or default port
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ export async function getFederationConnInfo(serverName: string): Promise<IFedera
         if (typeof (result) === 'string') result = JSON.parse(result);
         const wkServerAddr = result['m.server'];
         if (wkServerAddr) {
-            const wkHp = splitHost(wkServerAddr);
+            const wkHp = new URL(wkServerAddr);
             if (!wkHp.host) {
                 // noinspection ExceptionCaughtLocallyJS
                 throw new Error("No hostname provided for m.server");
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ export async function getFederationConnInfo(serverName: string): Promise<IFedera
             let wkDefaultPort = false;
             if (!wkHp.port) {
                 wkDefaultPort = true;
-                wkHp.port = 8448;
+                wkHp.port = '8448';
             }
 
             // Step 3a: if the delegated host is an IP address, use that (regardless of port)