diff --git a/groupcache.go b/groupcache.go
index 9b1578f..3238876 100644
--- a/groupcache.go
+++ b/groupcache.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (g *Group) load(ctx context.Context, key string, dest Sink) (value ByteView
 					"err":      err,
 					"key":      key,
 					"category": "groupcache",
-				}).Errorf("error retrieving key from peer '%s'", g.peers.GetURL(key))
+				}).Errorf("error retrieving key from peer '%s'", peer.GetURL())
 			}
 
 			g.Stats.PeerErrors.Add(1)
diff --git a/groupcache_test.go b/groupcache_test.go
index 58f8c81..86a4df2 100644
--- a/groupcache_test.go
+++ b/groupcache_test.go
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ func (p *fakePeer) Remove(_ context.Context, in *pb.GetRequest) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (p *fakePeer) GetURL() string {
+	return "fakePeer"
+}
+
 type fakePeers []ProtoGetter
 
 func (p fakePeers) PickPeer(key string) (peer ProtoGetter, ok bool) {
diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index badc84c..3048afc 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -157,20 +157,6 @@ func (p *HTTPPool) PickPeer(key string) (ProtoGetter, bool) {
 	return nil, false
 }
 
-// GetURL
-func (p *HTTPPool) GetURL(key string) string {
-	p.mu.Lock()
-	defer p.mu.Unlock()
-
-	if p.peers.IsEmpty() {
-		return ""
-	}
-	if peer := p.peers.Get(key); peer != p.self {
-		return peer
-	}
-	return p.self
-}
-
 func (p *HTTPPool) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	// Parse request.
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(r.URL.Path, p.opts.BasePath) {
@@ -239,6 +225,11 @@ type httpGetter struct {
 	baseURL      string
 }
 
+// GetURL
+func (p *httpGetter) GetURL() string {
+	return p.baseURL
+}
+
 var bufferPool = sync.Pool{
 	New: func() interface{} { return new(bytes.Buffer) },
 }
diff --git a/peers.go b/peers.go
index 9f36e6b..18d8659 100644
--- a/peers.go
+++ b/peers.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 type ProtoGetter interface {
 	Get(context context.Context, in *pb.GetRequest, out *pb.GetResponse) error
 	Remove(context context.Context, in *pb.GetRequest) error
+	// GetURL returns the peer URL
+	GetURL() string
 }
 
 // PeerPicker is the interface that must be implemented to locate
@@ -39,9 +41,6 @@ type PeerPicker interface {
 	PickPeer(key string) (peer ProtoGetter, ok bool)
 	// GetAll returns all the peers in the group
 	GetAll() []ProtoGetter
-	// GetURL returns the peer URL that own the specific key
-	// It returns empty string if there is no peers
-	GetURL(key string) string
 }
 
 // NoPeers is an implementation of PeerPicker that never finds a peer.
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ type NoPeers struct{}
 
 func (NoPeers) PickPeer(key string) (peer ProtoGetter, ok bool) { return }
 func (NoPeers) GetAll() []ProtoGetter                           { return []ProtoGetter{} }
-func (NoPeers) GetURL(key string) string                        { return "" }
 
 var (
 	portPicker func(groupName string) PeerPicker