diff --git a/system/Helpers/url_helper.php b/system/Helpers/url_helper.php
index 4d49447bf33a..3baf2573e62d 100644
--- a/system/Helpers/url_helper.php
+++ b/system/Helpers/url_helper.php
@@ -148,13 +148,10 @@ function index_page(?App $altConfig = null): string
      * @param array|string        $uri        URI string or array of URI segments
      * @param string              $title      The link title
      * @param array|object|string $attributes Any attributes
-     * @param App|null            $altConfig  Alternate configuration to use
+     * @param App|null            $config  Alternate configuration to use
      */
-    function anchor($uri = '', string $title = '', $attributes = '', ?App $altConfig = null): string
+    function anchor($uri = '', string $title = '', $attributes = '', ?App $config = null): string
     {
-        // use alternate config if provided, else default one
-        $config = $altConfig ?? config(App::class);
-
         $siteUrl = is_array($uri) ? site_url($uri, null, $config) : (preg_match('#^(\w+:)?//#i', $uri) ? $uri : site_url($uri, null, $config));
         // eliminate trailing slash
         $siteUrl = rtrim($siteUrl, '/');
@@ -181,13 +178,10 @@ function anchor($uri = '', string $title = '', $attributes = '', ?App $altConfig
      * @param string                    $uri        the URL
      * @param string                    $title      the link title
      * @param array|false|object|string $attributes any attributes
-     * @param App|null                  $altConfig  Alternate configuration to use
+     * @param App|null                  $config  Alternate configuration to use
      */
-    function anchor_popup($uri = '', string $title = '', $attributes = false, ?App $altConfig = null): string
+    function anchor_popup($uri = '', string $title = '', $attributes = false, ?App $config = null): string
     {
-        // use alternate config if provided, else default one
-        $config = $altConfig ?? config(App::class);
-
         $siteUrl = preg_match('#^(\w+:)?//#i', $uri) ? $uri : site_url($uri, null, $config);
         $siteUrl = rtrim($siteUrl, '/');