diff --git a/docs/integration-docs-guide.md b/docs/integration-docs-guide.md
index 67ba27ca53..66862e0af1 100644
--- a/docs/integration-docs-guide.md
+++ b/docs/integration-docs-guide.md
@@ -102,8 +102,7 @@ Here are a few common macros used to document Zulip's integrations:
   `{{ external_api_uri }}` template variable, so that your integration
   documentation will provide the correct URL for whatever server it is
   deployed on.  If special configuration is required to set the SITE
-  variable, you should document that too, inside an `{% if
-  api_site_required %}` check.
+  variable, you should document that too.
 
 * **Example usage:**
   ```
diff --git a/templates/zerver/api.html b/templates/zerver/api.html
index d2abb5a5ec..5c3963648b 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/api.html
+++ b/templates/zerver/api.html
@@ -106,24 +106,24 @@ Sample steps to do:
 
 <h4>Stream message</h4>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre>zulip-send --stream Denmark --subject Castle \
---user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5{% if api_site_required %} \
---site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}</pre></div>
+--user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5 \
+--site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}</pre></div>
 
 <h4>Private message</h4>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre>zulip-send hamlet@example.com \
---user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5{% if api_site_required %} \
---site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}</pre></div>
+--user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5 \
+--site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}</pre></div>
 
 <h4>Passing in the message on the command-line</h4>
 <p>If you'd like, you can also provide the message on the command-line with the <code>-m</code> flag, as follows:</p>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre>zulip-send --stream Denmark --subject Castle \
 -m <span class="s2">"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark."</span> \
---user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5{% if api_site_required %} \
---site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}
+--user othello-bot@example.com --api-key a0b1c2d3e4f5a6b7c8d9e0f1a2b3c4d5 \
+--site={{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}
 </pre></div>
 
-      <p>You can omit the <code>user</code>{% if api_site_required %}, <code>api-key</code>, and
-      <code>site</code>{% else %} and <code>api-key</code>{% endif %} arguments if you have a
+      <p>You can omit the <code>user</code>, <code>api-key</code>, and
+      <code>site</code> arguments if you have a
       <code>~/.zuliprc</code> file.
       </p>
       <p>See also the <a href="/api/endpoints">full API endpoint documentation.</a></p>
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ Sample steps to do:
 <div class="codehilite"><pre><span class="k">[api]</span>
 <span class="na">key</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">BOT_API_KEY</span>
 <span class="na">email</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS</span>
-{% if api_site_required %}<span class="na">site</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">{{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}</span>{% endif %}</pre></div>
+<span class="na">site</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="s">{{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}</span></pre></div>
 
     <p>Additionally, you can also specify the parameters as environment variables as follows:</p>
 <div class="codehilite"><pre><span></span><span class="nb">export</span> <span class="nv">ZULIP_CONFIG</span><span class="o">=</span>/path/to/zulipconfig
diff --git a/templates/zerver/help/include/zulip-config.md b/templates/zerver/help/include/zulip-config.md
index 792d8bc89e..3a7d62b7ac 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/help/include/zulip-config.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/help/include/zulip-config.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ```
 ZULIP_USER = "{{ integration_name }}-bot@example.com"
 ZULIP_API_KEY = "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef"
-{% if api_site_required %}ZULIP_SITE = "{{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}"{% endif %}
+ZULIP_SITE = "{{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}"
 ```
diff --git a/templates/zerver/integrations/mercurial.md b/templates/zerver/integrations/mercurial.md
index 9425764ff7..78dcb4b6ac 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/integrations/mercurial.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/integrations/mercurial.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ hook if it installs in a different location on this system:
         email = "hg-bot@example.com"
         api_key = "0123456789abcdefg"
         stream = "commits"
-        {% if api_site_required %}site = {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}
+        site = {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}
 
 That’s all it takes for the basic setup! On the next `hg push`, you’ll
 get a Zulip update for the changeset.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ notifications:
     api_key = "0123456789abcdefg"
     stream = "commits"
     web_url = "http://hg.example.com:8000/"
-    {% if api_site_required %}site = {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}
+    site = {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}
 
 [1]: http://mercurial.selenic.com/wiki/QuickStart#Network_support
 
diff --git a/templates/zerver/integrations/nagios.md b/templates/zerver/integrations/nagios.md
index 6825b6088d..30b874db77 100644
--- a/templates/zerver/integrations/nagios.md
+++ b/templates/zerver/integrations/nagios.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ on your Nagios server:
 [api]
 email = NAGIOS_BOT_EMAIL_ADDRESS
 key = NAGIOS_BOT_API_KEY
-{% if api_site_required %}site = {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}{% endif %}
+site = {{ external_api_uri_subdomain }}
 ```
 
 Copy `integrations/nagios/zulip_nagios.cfg` to `/etc/nagios3/conf.d`
diff --git a/zerver/context_processors.py b/zerver/context_processors.py
index e895be4cf9..881bff539f 100644
--- a/zerver/context_processors.py
+++ b/zerver/context_processors.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ def zulip_default_context(request):
         'realm_icon': realm_icon,
         'realm_description': realm_description,
         'root_domain_uri': settings.ROOT_DOMAIN_URI,
-        'api_site_required': True,
         'email_gateway_example': settings.EMAIL_GATEWAY_EXAMPLE,
         'apps_page_url': apps_page_url,
         'open_realm_creation': settings.OPEN_REALM_CREATION,