diff --git a/gcl.py b/gcl.py
index b7b5d39e4b..4cc6fcac74 100755
--- a/gcl.py
+++ b/gcl.py
@@ -1031,7 +1031,7 @@ def CMDcommit(change_info, args):
     if change_info.issue:
       revision = re.compile(".*?\nCommitted revision (\d+)",
                             re.DOTALL).match(output).group(1)
-      viewvc_url = gclient_utils.UpgradeToHttps(GetCodeReviewSetting('VIEW_VC'))
+      viewvc_url = GetCodeReviewSetting('VIEW_VC')
       change_info.description += '\n'
       if viewvc_url and revision:
         change_info.description += "\nCommitted: " + viewvc_url + revision
diff --git a/git_cl.py b/git_cl.py
index 60318625dd..c374a10cf6 100755
--- a/git_cl.py
+++ b/git_cl.py
@@ -349,8 +349,7 @@ class Settings(object):
 
   def GetViewVCUrl(self):
     if not self.viewvc_url:
-      self.viewvc_url = gclient_utils.UpgradeToHttps(
-          self._GetConfig('rietveld.viewvc-url', error_ok=True))
+      self.viewvc_url = self._GetConfig('rietveld.viewvc-url', error_ok=True)
     return self.viewvc_url
 
   def GetDefaultCCList(self):
diff --git a/tests/gcl_unittest.py b/tests/gcl_unittest.py
index c2ade39725..091daba312 100755
--- a/tests/gcl_unittest.py
+++ b/tests/gcl_unittest.py
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ class CMDCommitUnittest(GclTestsBase):
     retval = gcl.CMDcommit(['naame'])
     self.assertEquals(retval, 0)
     self.assertEquals(change_info.description,
-        'deescription\n\nCommitted: https://view/12345')
+        'deescription\n\nCommitted: http://view/12345')
     # pylint: disable=W0212
     self.assertTrue(change_info._deleted)
     self.assertTrue(change_info._closed)