diff --git a/ocrd_monitor/ocrdbrowser/_subprocess.py b/ocrd_monitor/ocrdbrowser/_subprocess.py
index 21165f1..e59dc46 100644
--- a/ocrd_monitor/ocrdbrowser/_subprocess.py
+++ b/ocrd_monitor/ocrdbrowser/_subprocess.py
@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import os
 import subprocess as sp
 from shutil import which
-import os
 from typing import Optional
 
 from ._browser import OcrdBrowser
 from ._port import Port
 
+BROADWAY_BASE_PORT = 8080
+
 
 class SubProcessOcrdBrowser:
-    def __init__(self, port: str, localport: Port, owner: str, workspace: str) -> None:
-        self._port = port
+    def __init__(self, localport: Port, owner: str, workspace: str) -> None:
         self._localport = localport
         self._owner = owner
         self._workspace = workspace
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def address(self) -> str:
         # (we use 8085 as fixed start of the internal port range,
         #  and map to the runtime corresponding external port)
         localport = self._localport.get()
-        return "http://localhost:" + str(int(self._port) + localport - 8085)
+        return "http://localhost:" + str(localport)
 
     def workspace(self) -> str:
         return self._workspace
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ def start(self) -> None:
         # (disconnecting concurrent connections), hence we must start a new daemon
         # for each new browser session
         # broadwayd starts counting virtual X displays from port 8080 as :0
-        displayport = str(localport - 8080)
+        displayport = str(localport - BROADWAY_BASE_PORT)
         environment = dict(os.environ)
         environment["GDK_BACKEND"] = "broadway"
         environment["BROADWAY_DISPLAY"] = ":" + displayport
@@ -66,11 +67,8 @@ def stop(self) -> None:
 
 
 class SubProcessOcrdBrowserFactory:
-    def __init__(self, port: str, available_ports: set[int]) -> None:
-        self._port = port
+    def __init__(self, available_ports: set[int]) -> None:
         self._available_ports = available_ports
 
     def __call__(self, owner: str, workspace_path: str) -> OcrdBrowser:
-        return SubProcessOcrdBrowser(
-            self._port, Port(self._available_ports), owner, workspace_path
-        )
+        return SubProcessOcrdBrowser(Port(self._available_ports), owner, workspace_path)
diff --git a/ocrd_monitor/ocrdmonitor/server/settings.py b/ocrd_monitor/ocrdmonitor/server/settings.py
index c10f071..c126cbe 100644
--- a/ocrd_monitor/ocrdmonitor/server/settings.py
+++ b/ocrd_monitor/ocrdmonitor/server/settings.py
@@ -26,19 +26,20 @@ class OcrdControllerSettings(BaseModel):
     def process_query(self) -> ProcessQuery:
         return partial(process_status, self)
 
+
 class OcrdLogViewSettings(BaseModel):
     port: int
 
+
 class OcrdBrowserSettings(BaseModel):
     workspace_dir: Path
     mode: Literal["native", "docker"] = "native"
-    public_port: int = 8080
     port_range: tuple[int, int]
 
     def factory(self) -> OcrdBrowserFactory:
         port_range_set = set(range(*self.port_range))
         if self.mode == "native":
-            return SubProcessOcrdBrowserFactory(str(self.public_port), port_range_set)
+            return SubProcessOcrdBrowserFactory(port_range_set)
         else:
             factory = DockerOcrdBrowserFactory("http://localhost", port_range_set)
             atexit.register(factory.stop_all)
diff --git a/ocrd_monitor/tests/ocrdmonitor/server/test_settings.py b/ocrd_monitor/tests/ocrdmonitor/server/test_settings.py
index 2292375..523c724 100644
--- a/ocrd_monitor/tests/ocrdmonitor/server/test_settings.py
+++ b/ocrd_monitor/tests/ocrdmonitor/server/test_settings.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 ENV_TEMPLATE = {
     "browser_workspace_dir": "OCRD_BROWSER__WORKSPACE_DIR={}",
     "browser_mode": "OCRD_BROWSER__MODE={}",
-    "browser_public_port": "OCRD_BROWSER__PUBLIC_PORT={}",
     "browser_port_range": "OCRD_BROWSER__PORT_RANGE={}",
     "controller_job_dir": "OCRD_CONTROLLER__JOB_DIR={}",
     "controller_host": "OCRD_CONTROLLER__HOST={}",
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@
 class DefaultTestEnv(BaseModel):
     browser_workspace_dir: str = "path/to/workdir"
     browser_mode: str = "native"
-    browser_public_port: str = "8085"
     browser_port_range: str = "[9000, 9100]"
     controller_job_dir: str = "path/to/jobdir"
     controller_host: str = "controller.ocrdhost.com"
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ def test__can_parse_env_file() -> None:
         ocrd_browser=OcrdBrowserSettings(
             mode=env.browser_mode,
             workspace_dir=Path(env.browser_workspace_dir),
-            public_port=int(env.browser_public_port),
             port_range=(9000, 9100),
         ),
         ocrd_controller=OcrdControllerSettings(