diff --git a/mediagoblin/edit/routing.py b/mediagoblin/edit/routing.py
index 9604d214..9771207a 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/edit/routing.py
+++ b/mediagoblin/edit/routing.py
@@ -19,5 +19,5 @@ from routes.route import Route
 
 edit_routes = [
     # Media editing view handled in user_pages/routing.py
-    Route('mediagoblin.edit.profile', '/{user}/profile/',
+    Route('mediagoblin.edit.profile', '/profile/',
         controller="mediagoblin.edit.views:edit_profile")]
diff --git a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/root.html b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/root.html
index 550e0847..7261f4fc 100644
--- a/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/root.html
+++ b/mediagoblin/templates/mediagoblin/root.html
@@ -24,9 +24,7 @@
   {% if request.user %}
     <p>
       <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.submit.start') }}">Submit an item</a> 
-      <a href="{{ request.urlgen(
-                      'mediagoblin.edit.profile', 
-                      user=request.user.username) }}">Edit profile</a>
+      <a href="{{ request.urlgen('mediagoblin.edit.profile') }}">Edit profile</a>
     </p>
   {% else %}
     <p>