diff --git a/beets/autotag/__init__.py b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
index a68ed191f..eb728666f 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/__init__.py
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ def track_distance(item, track_data, track_index=None):
     
     # MusicBrainz track ID.
     if item.mb_trackid:
-        if item.mb_trackid != track_data['id'].rsplit('/', 1)[1]:
+        if item.mb_trackid != track_data['id']:
             dist += TRACK_ID_WEIGHT
         dist_max += TRACK_ID_WEIGHT
 
@@ -302,10 +302,6 @@ def apply_metadata(items, info):
     """Set the items' metadata to match the data given in info. The
     list of items must be ordered.
     """
-    # Global MusicBrainz IDs (album and artist).
-    mb_albumid = info['album_id'].rsplit('/', 1)[1]
-    mb_artistid = info['artist_id'].rsplit('/', 1)[1]
-    
     for index, (item, track_data) in enumerate(zip(items,  info['tracks'])):
         # Album, artist, track count.
         item.artist = info['artist']
@@ -324,11 +320,10 @@ def apply_metadata(items, info):
         item.title = track_data['title']
         item.track = index + 1
         
-        # MusicBrainz track ID.
-        item.mb_trackid = track_data['id'].rsplit('/', 1)[1]
-        # Album and artist IDs.
-        item.mb_albumid = mb_albumid
-        item.mb_artistid = mb_artistid
+        # MusicBrainz IDs.
+        item.mb_trackid = track_data['id']
+        item.mb_albumid = info['album_id']
+        item.mb_artistid = info['artist_id']
 
 def match_by_id(items):
     """If the items are tagged with a MusicBrainz album ID, returns an
diff --git a/beets/autotag/mb.py b/beets/autotag/mb.py
index 30a8d07d2..8666d65ff 100644
--- a/beets/autotag/mb.py
+++ b/beets/autotag/mb.py
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ def release_dict(release, tracks=None):
     """
     # Basic info.
     out = {'album':     release.title,
-           'album_id':  release.id,
+           'album_id':  release.id.rsplit('/', 1)[1],
            'artist':    release.artist.name,
-           'artist_id': release.artist.id,
+           'artist_id': release.artist.id.rsplit('/', 1)[1],
            'asin':      release.asin,
           }
 
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def release_dict(release, tracks=None):
         out['tracks'] = []
         for track in tracks:
             t = {'title': track.title,
-                 'id': track.id}
+                 'id': track.id.rsplit('/', 1)[1]}
             if track.duration is not None:
                 # Duration not always present.
                 t['length'] = track.duration/(1000.0)
diff --git a/test/test_autotag.py b/test/test_autotag.py
index 4f3479837..3ba7cd98e 100644
--- a/test/test_autotag.py
+++ b/test/test_autotag.py
@@ -176,22 +176,18 @@ class ApplyTest(unittest.TestCase):
         trackinfo = []
         trackinfo.append({
             'title': 'oneNew',
-            'id':    'http://musicbrainz.org/track/dfa939ec-118c-4d0f-'
-                     '84a0-60f3d1e6522c',
+            'id':    'dfa939ec-118c-4d0f-84a0-60f3d1e6522c',
         })
         trackinfo.append({
             'title':  'twoNew',
-            'id':     'http://musicbrainz.org/track/40130ed1-a27c-42fd-'
-                      'a328-1ebefb6caef4',
+            'id':     '40130ed1-a27c-42fd-a328-1ebefb6caef4',
         })
         self.info = {
             'tracks': trackinfo,
             'artist': 'artistNew',
             'album':  'albumNew',
-            'album_id': 'http://musicbrainz.org/release/7edb51cb-77d6-'
-                        '4416-a23c-3a8c2994a2c7',
-            'artist_id': 'http://musicbrainz.org/artist/a6623d39-2d8e-'
-                         '4f70-8242-0a9553b91e50',
+            'album_id': '7edb51cb-77d6-4416-a23c-3a8c2994a2c7',
+            'artist_id': 'a6623d39-2d8e-4f70-8242-0a9553b91e50',
         }
     
     def test_titles_applied(self):
diff --git a/test/test_mb.py b/test/test_mb.py
index cf1dd9a50..abec39b01 100644
--- a/test/test_mb.py
+++ b/test/test_mb.py
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ class MBReleaseDictTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def _make_release(self, date_str='2009'):
         release = musicbrainz2.model.Release()
         release.title = 'ALBUM TITLE'
-        release.id = 'ALBUM ID'
+        release.id = 'domain/ALBUM ID'
         release.artist = musicbrainz2.model.Artist()
         release.artist.name = 'ARTIST NAME'
-        release.artist.id = 'ARTIST ID'
+        release.artist.id = 'domain/ARTIST ID'
 
         event = musicbrainz2.model.ReleaseEvent()
         if date_str is not None:
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class MBReleaseDictTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_parse_tracks(self):
         release = self._make_release()
-        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE ONE', 'ID ONE', 100.0 * 1000.0),
-                  self._make_track('TITLE TWO', 'ID TWO', 200.0 * 1000.0)]
+        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE ONE', 'dom/ID ONE', 100.0 * 1000.0),
+                  self._make_track('TITLE TWO', 'dom/ID TWO', 200.0 * 1000.0)]
         d = mb.release_dict(release, tracks)
         t = d['tracks']
         self.assertEqual(len(t), 2)
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class MBReleaseDictTest(unittest.TestCase):
     
     def test_no_durations(self):
         release = self._make_release()
-        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE', 'ID', None)]
+        tracks = [self._make_track('TITLE', 'dom/ID', None)]
         d = mb.release_dict(release, tracks)
         self.assertFalse('length' in d['tracks'][0])