diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/templates/status.vhost.erb b/modules/openstack_project/templates/status.vhost.erb
index 3071d63921..5fb001e0c9 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/templates/status.vhost.erb
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/templates/status.vhost.erb
@@ -12,15 +12,6 @@ NameVirtualHost <%= vhost_name %>:<%= port %>
 <% end -%>
   DocumentRoot <%= docroot %>
 
-  RewriteEngine on
-
-  RewriteRule ^/rechecks$ /rechecks/ [R]
-  RewriteRule ^/rechecks/$ http://zuul.openstack.org/rechecks.html [P]
-  <Location /rechecks/>
-    Order allow,deny
-    Allow from all
-  </Location>
-
   Alias /bugday /srv/static/bugdaystats
   <Directory /srv/static/bugdaystats>
       AllowOverride None
@@ -54,6 +45,7 @@ NameVirtualHost <%= vhost_name %>:<%= port %>
       allow from all
   </Directory>
 
+  RedirectMatch permanent ^/rechecks(.*) /elastic-recheck
   Alias /elastic-recheck /usr/local/share/elastic-recheck
   <Directory /usr/local/share/elastic-recheck>
       AllowOverride None
diff --git a/modules/zuul/templates/zuul.vhost.erb b/modules/zuul/templates/zuul.vhost.erb
index 9e50ffa03e..ba31723b34 100644
--- a/modules/zuul/templates/zuul.vhost.erb
+++ b/modules/zuul/templates/zuul.vhost.erb
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
 
   AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE application/json
 
-  Alias /rechecks.html /var/www/recheckwatch/rechecks.html
-  Alias /rechecks /var/www/recheckwatch/rechecks.html
-
   SetEnv GIT_PROJECT_ROOT /var/lib/zuul/git/
   SetEnv GIT_HTTP_EXPORT_ALL