diff --git a/src/_h5ai/backend/php/core/class-setup.php b/src/_h5ai/backend/php/core/class-setup.php
index cbafdae5..0054930d 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/backend/php/core/class-setup.php
+++ b/src/_h5ai/backend/php/core/class-setup.php
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ class Setup {
     public function to_jsono($as_admin = false) {
 
         $keys = [
-            'APP_HREF',
+            'PUBLIC_HREF',
             'ROOT_HREF',
             'VERSION'
         ];
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/resource.js b/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/resource.js
index 3e9ed408..16a856da 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/resource.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/resource.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 modulejs.define('core/resource', ['_', 'config', 'core/settings'], function (_, config, settings) {
 
-    var imagesHref = settings.appHref + 'public/images/';
+    var imagesHref = settings.publicHref + 'images/';
     var uiHref = imagesHref + 'ui/';
     var themesHref = imagesHref + 'themes/';
     var defaultThemeHref = themesHref + 'default/';
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/settings.js b/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/settings.js
index b529dbee..b8106b79 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/settings.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/core/settings.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 modulejs.define('core/settings', ['_', 'config'], function (_, config) {
 
     return _.extend({}, config.options, {
-        appHref: config.setup.APP_HREF,
+        publicHref: config.setup.PUBLIC_HREF,
         rootHref: config.setup.ROOT_HREF,
         version: config.setup.VERSION
     });
diff --git a/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/model/item.js b/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/model/item.js
index bc1143c4..9acba784 100644
--- a/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/model/item.js
+++ b/src/_h5ai/public/js/inc/model/item.js
@@ -179,11 +179,6 @@ modulejs.define('model/item', ['_', 'core/event', 'core/location', 'core/server'
             return this.absHref === settings.rootHref;
         },
 
-        isH5ai: function () {
-
-            return this.absHref === settings.appHref;
-        },
-
         isEmpty: function () {
 
             return _.keys(this.content).length === 0;
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/core/resource.js b/test/tests/unit/core/resource.js
index 4942245c..79144636 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/core/resource.js
+++ b/test/tests/unit/core/resource.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
                 b: 'myTheme/b.jpg'
             }
         };
-        this.xSettings = {appHref: util.uniqPath('/appHref/')};
+        this.xSettings = {publicHref: util.uniqPath('/publicHref/')};
         this.applyFn = function () {
 
             return this.definition.fn(_, this.xConfig, this.xSettings);
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
         it('works', function () {
 
             var instance = this.applyFn();
-            var ui = this.xSettings.appHref + 'public/images/ui/';
+            var ui = this.xSettings.publicHref + 'images/ui/';
 
             assert.strictEqual(instance.image(), ui + 'undefined.svg');
             assert.strictEqual(instance.image(1), ui + '1.svg');
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
         it('works', function () {
 
             var instance = this.applyFn();
-            var themes = this.xSettings.appHref + 'public/images/themes/';
+            var themes = this.xSettings.publicHref + 'images/themes/';
 
             assert.strictEqual(instance.icon(''), themes + 'default/file.svg');
             assert.strictEqual(instance.icon('a'), themes + 'myTheme/a.svg');
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js b/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js
index a14a6261..0e088047 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js
+++ b/test/tests/unit/core/settings.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
                 more: util.uniqObj()
             },
             setup: {
-                APP_HREF: util.uniqId(),
+                PUBLIC_HREF: util.uniqId(),
                 ROOT_HREF: util.uniqId(),
                 VERSION: util.uniqId()
             }
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
         });
     });
 
-    describe('.appHref', function () {
+    describe('.publicHref', function () {
 
         it('set correct', function () {
 
             var instance = this.applyFn();
-            assert.strictEqual(instance.appHref, this.xConfig.setup.APP_HREF);
+            assert.strictEqual(instance.publicHref, this.xConfig.setup.PUBLIC_HREF);
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/model/item.js b/test/tests/unit/model/item.js
index e49af131..650b054a 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/model/item.js
+++ b/test/tests/unit/model/item.js
@@ -183,11 +183,6 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
                 assert.isTrue(this.item.isRoot());
             });
 
-            it('.isH5ai() returns false', function () {
-
-                assert.isFalse(this.item.isH5ai());
-            });
-
             it('.isEmpty() returns true', function () {
 
                 assert.isTrue(this.item.isEmpty());
@@ -283,11 +278,6 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
                 assert.isFalse(this.item.isRoot());
             });
 
-            it('.isH5ai() returns false', function () {
-
-                assert.isFalse(this.item.isH5ai());
-            });
-
             it('.isEmpty() returns true', function () {
 
                 assert.isTrue(this.item.isEmpty());
@@ -383,11 +373,6 @@ describe('module \'' + ID + '\'', function () {
                 assert.isFalse(this.item.isRoot());
             });
 
-            it('.isH5ai() returns false', function () {
-
-                assert.isFalse(this.item.isH5ai());
-            });
-
             it('.isEmpty() returns true', function () {
 
                 assert.isTrue(this.item.isEmpty());