diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 608ddded7..8de3fdc70 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -34,12 +34,15 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   end
 
   def current_commit_link
-    hash = CURRENT_COMMIT_HASH
-    current_repo = CURRENT_COMMIT_REPO.gsub('com:', 'com/')
-                                      .gsub('git@', 'https://')
-                                      .gsub('.git', '')
+    hash = `git rev-parse --short HEAD`
+    current_repo = `git remote get-url origin`.gsub('com:', 'com/')
+                                              .gsub('git@', 'https://')
+                                              .gsub('.git', '')
 
-    link_to hash.to_s, "#{current_repo}/commit/#{hash}", class: 'footer-version-link'
+    link_to hash.to_s, "#{current_repo}/commit/#{hash}",
+            class: 'footer-version-link',
+            target: '_blank',
+            rel: 'noopener'
   end
 
   def creator_link(model)
diff --git a/config/initializers/current_commit_hash.rb b/config/initializers/current_commit_hash.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index edba19a42..000000000
--- a/config/initializers/current_commit_hash.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-CURRENT_COMMIT_HASH = `git rev-parse --short HEAD`
-CURRENT_COMMIT_REPO = `git remote get-url origin`