diff --git a/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/index.jsx b/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/index.jsx
index d698bcf8a4..1b7117e348 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/index.jsx
+++ b/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/index.jsx
@@ -4,14 +4,13 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PT from 'prop-types';
 import { isValidEmail } from 'utils/tc';
-import { config } from 'topcoder-react-utils';
 import { Modal } from 'topcoder-react-ui-kit';
 import modalStyle from 'components/NewsletterSignupForMembers/modal.scss';
 import defaulTheme from './style.scss';
 
 /* Holds the base URL of Community App endpoints that proxy HTTP request to
  * mailchimp APIs. */
-const PROXY_ENDPOINT = `${config.URL.COMMUNITY_APP}/api/mailchimp`;
+const PROXY_ENDPOINT = '/api/mailchimp';
 
 class SubscribeMailChimpTagContainer extends React.Component {
   constructor(props) {
diff --git a/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/style.scss b/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/style.scss
index 4bf7d215ec..9aa4059fba 100644
--- a/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/style.scss
+++ b/src/shared/containers/SubscribeMailChimpTag/style.scss
@@ -10,21 +10,19 @@
     font-family: Roboto, sans-serif;
     font-size: 14px;
     line-height: 22px;
+  }
 
-    &::placeholder,
-    &::-moz-placeholder,
-    &::-webkit-input-placeholder,
-    &::-webkit-placeholder {
-      color: #aaa !important;
-      font-family: Roboto, sans-serif !important;
-      font-size: 14px !important;
-      line-height: 40px !important;
-      text-transform: none;
-    }
+  input::-webkit-input-placeholder,
+  input::placeholder {
+    color: #aaa !important;
+    font-family: Roboto, sans-serif !important;
+    font-size: 14px !important;
+    line-height: 40px !important;
+    text-transform: none;
+  }
 
-    &:focus {
-      box-shadow: none !important;
-    }
+  input:focus {
+    box-shadow: none !important;
   }
 
   .button {