diff --git a/hostutil/hostutil.go b/hostutil/hostutil.go
index 5ff3856..85149e3 100644
--- a/hostutil/hostutil.go
+++ b/hostutil/hostutil.go
@@ -1,56 +1,9 @@
 package hostutil
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
-	"net"
-	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// NormalizeHost takes a host input (either a domain name or hostname) and returns it in a standardized format.
-// It converts the input to lowercase, removes redundant ports (e.g., 443 for HTTPS and 80 for HTTP),
-// validates that the input is a valid fully qualified domain name (FQDN), and ensures that the hostname is properly formatted.
-func NormalizeHost(host string) (string, error) {
-	host = strings.TrimSpace(strings.ToLower(host))
-
-	if strings.Contains(host, "://") || strings.Contains(host, "/") {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("input contains URL scheme or path: %s", host)
-	}
-
-	hostname, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(host)
-	if err != nil {
-		if strings.Contains(host, ":") {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to parse host input: %s", host)
-		}
-		hostname = host
-	}
-
-	if port != "" {
-		if _, err := strconv.Atoi(port); err != nil {
-			return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid port number: %s", port)
-		}
-	}
-
-	if net.ParseIP(hostname) == nil && !IsValidHostname(hostname) {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid hostname or IP address: %s", hostname)
-	}
-
-	if !strings.Contains(hostname, ".") {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid FQDN: %s", hostname)
-	}
-
-	switch port {
-	case "443", "80":
-		port = ""
-	}
-
-	if port != "" {
-		hostname = net.JoinHostPort(hostname, port)
-	}
-
-	return hostname, nil
-}
-
 // IsValidHostname checks if the given hostname is valid based on RFC 1123.
 func IsValidHostname(hostname string) bool {
 	if len(hostname) == 0 || len(hostname) > 255 {
diff --git a/hostutil/hostutil_test.go b/hostutil/hostutil_test.go
index cddc68f..be6f03f 100644
--- a/hostutil/hostutil_test.go
+++ b/hostutil/hostutil_test.go
@@ -1,42 +1,50 @@
 package hostutil
 
 import (
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
-func TestNormalizeHost(t *testing.T) {
+func TestIsValidHostname(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		input    string
-		expected string
-		hasError bool
+		hostname string
+		valid    bool
 	}{
-		{"example.com", "example.com", false},
-		{"Example.COM", "example.com", false},
-		{"example.com:8080", "example.com:8080", false},
-		{"example.com:80", "example.com", false},
-		{"example.com:443", "example.com", false},
-		{"subdomain.example.com:443", "subdomain.example.com", false},
-		{"subdomain.example.com:80", "subdomain.example.com", false},
-		{"  example.com  ", "example.com", false},
-		{"invalid_host:port", "", true},
-		{"subdomain:invalidport", "", true},
-		{"http://example.com", "", true},
-		{"https://example.com", "", true},
-		{"ftp://example.com", "", true},
-		{"example.com/path", "", true},
-		{"http://example.com:443", "", true},
-		{"example", "", true},
-		{"localhost", "", true},
+		{"example.com", true},
+		{"localhost", true},
+		{"sub.domain.example.com", true},
+		{"example", true},
+		{"example123.com", true},
+		{"123example.com", true},
+		{"example-com", true},
+		{"example.com-", false},
+		{"-example.com", false},
+		{"exa_mple.com", false},
+		{"example..com", false},
+		{"", false},
+		{strings.Repeat("a", 256), false},
+		{"example!.com", false},
+		{"example .com", false},
+		{".example.com", false},
+		{"example.com.", false},
+		{"ex%ample.com", false},
+		{"example.com/", false},
+		{"example..com", false},
+		{"-example-.com", false},
+		{"ex--ample.com", true},
+		{"example.-com", false},
+		{"example.com-", false},
+		{"example-.com", false},
+		{"exa*mple.com", false},
+		{"example@com", false},
+		{"example,com", false},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
-			result, err := NormalizeHost(tt.input)
-			if (err != nil) != tt.hasError {
-				t.Errorf("expected error status %v, got %v (error: %v)", tt.hasError, (err != nil), err)
-			}
-			if result != tt.expected {
-				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+		t.Run(tt.hostname, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := IsValidHostname(tt.hostname)
+			if result != tt.valid {
+				t.Errorf("IsValidHostname(%q) = %v; want %v", tt.hostname, result, tt.valid)
 			}
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/urlutil/urlutil.go b/urlutil/urlutil.go
index 5bacb20..75e274a 100644
--- a/urlutil/urlutil.go
+++ b/urlutil/urlutil.go
@@ -98,27 +98,20 @@ func HasScheme(rawURL string) bool {
 	return re.MatchString(rawURL)
 }
 
-// EnsureScheme ensures a URL has a scheme. If no scheme is provided, it defaults to "http".
-func EnsureScheme(rawURL string, scheme ...string) string {
-	if rawURL == "" {
-		return rawURL
-	}
-
-	defaultScheme := "http"
-	if len(scheme) > 0 && scheme[0] != "" {
-		defaultScheme = scheme[0]
-	}
-
-	u, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		return defaultScheme + "://" + rawURL
+// EnsureHTTP ensures a URL has an HTTP scheme
+func EnsureHTTP(rawURL string) string {
+	if !HasScheme(rawURL) {
+		rawURL = "http://" + rawURL
 	}
+	return rawURL
+}
 
-	if u.Scheme == "" {
-		u.Scheme = defaultScheme
+// EnsureHTTPS ensures a URL has an HTTPS scheme
+func EnsureHTTPS(rawURL string) string {
+	if !HasScheme(rawURL) {
+		rawURL = "https://" + rawURL
 	}
-
-	return u.String()
+	return rawURL
 }
 
 // HasFileExtension checks if the given rawURL string has a file extension in its path
diff --git a/urlutil/urlutil_test.go b/urlutil/urlutil_test.go
index ee342e3..cc93ea7 100644
--- a/urlutil/urlutil_test.go
+++ b/urlutil/urlutil_test.go
@@ -75,23 +75,6 @@ func TestHasScheme(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestEnsureScheme(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		input    string
-		expected string
-	}{
-		{"example.com", "http://example.com"},
-		{"http://example.com", "http://example.com"},
-	}
-
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		result := EnsureScheme(test.input)
-		if result != test.expected {
-			t.Errorf("EnsureScheme(%s) = %s; want %s", test.input, result, test.expected)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func TestHasFileExtension(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		input    string
@@ -228,3 +211,85 @@ func TestIsMediaExt(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRemoveDefaultPort(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		input    string
+		expected string
+		hasError bool
+	}{
+		{"http://example.com:80", "http://example.com", false},
+		{"https://example.com:443", "https://example.com", false},
+		{"http://example.com:8080", "http://example.com:8080", false},
+		{"https://example.com:8443", "https://example.com:8443", false},
+		{"ftp://example.com:21", "ftp://example.com", false},
+		{"ftp://example.com:2121", "ftp://example.com:2121", false},
+		{"http://example.com", "http://example.com", false},
+		{"https://example.com", "https://example.com", false},
+		{"invalid_url", "", true},
+		{"example.com", "", true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result, err := RemoveDefaultPort(tt.input)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.hasError {
+				t.Errorf("expected error status %v, got %v (error: %v)", tt.hasError, (err != nil), err)
+			}
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		rawURL   string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"example.com", "http://example.com"},
+		{"http://example.com", "http://example.com"},
+		{"https://example.com", "https://example.com"},
+		{"example.com/path", "http://example.com/path"},
+		{"localhost", "http://localhost"},
+		{"http://localhost", "http://localhost"},
+		{"https://localhost", "https://localhost"},
+		{"192.168.0.1", "http://192.168.0.1"},
+		{"http://192.168.0.1", "http://192.168.0.1"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.rawURL, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := EnsureHTTP(tt.rawURL)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEnsureHTTPS(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		rawURL   string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"example.com", "https://example.com"},
+		{"http://example.com", "http://example.com"},
+		{"https://example.com", "https://example.com"},
+		{"example.com/path", "https://example.com/path"},
+		{"localhost", "https://localhost"},
+		{"https://localhost", "https://localhost"},
+		{"192.168.0.1", "https://192.168.0.1"},
+		{"https://192.168.0.1", "https://192.168.0.1"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.rawURL, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result := EnsureHTTPS(tt.rawURL)
+			if result != tt.expected {
+				t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", tt.expected, result)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}