diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/eventcollector.py b/r2/r2/lib/eventcollector.py
index 5d590d2ba..3a4f2a8c6 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/eventcollector.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/eventcollector.py
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ class EventQueue(object):
         event.add("sr_id", subreddit._id)
         event.add("sr_name", subreddit.name)
 
-        # Due to the redirect, the request object being sent isn't the 
+        # Due to the redirect, the request object being sent isn't the
         # original, so referrer and action data is missing for certain events
         if request and (event_type == "quarantine_interstitial_view" or
                  event_type == "quarantine_opt_out"):
@@ -359,11 +359,6 @@ class EventQueue(object):
             if thing_id36:
                 event.add("thing_id", int(thing_id36, 36))
 
-            referrer_url = request.headers.get('Referer', None)
-            if referrer_url:
-                event.add("referrer_url", referrer_url)
-                event.add("referrer_domain", domain(referrer_url))
-
         self.save_event(event)
 
     @squelch_exceptions
@@ -470,6 +465,11 @@ class EventV2(object):
         data["domain"] = request.host
         data["user_agent"] = request.user_agent
 
+        http_referrer = request.headers.get("Referer", None)
+        if http_referrer:
+            data["referrer_url"] = http_referrer
+            data["referrer_domain"] = domain(http_referrer)
+
         return data
 
     @classmethod