diff --git a/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.spec.ts
index de5817160..3586f0ed4 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.spec.ts
@@ -28,14 +28,15 @@ describe('Activity Service', () => {
     expect(httpClient).toBeTruthy();
   }));
 
-  it('activities are read using GET from assets/activities.json URL', () => {
+  it('activities are read using GET from baseUrl', () => {
     const activitiesFoundSize = activities.length;
+    service.baseUrl = 'foo';
     service
       .getActivities()
       .subscribe(activitiesInResponse => {
         expect(activitiesInResponse.length).toBe(activitiesFoundSize);
       });
-    const getActivitiesRequest = httpMock.expectOne('assets/activities.json');
+    const getActivitiesRequest = httpMock.expectOne(service.baseUrl);
     expect(getActivitiesRequest.request.method).toBe('GET');
     getActivitiesRequest.flush(activities);
   });
diff --git a/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.ts b/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.ts
index 9d1ce6734..adef6808f 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/activities-management/services/activity.service.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { environment } from './../../../../environments/environment';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
@@ -8,11 +9,11 @@ import { Activity } from '../../shared/models';
 })
 export class ActivityService {
 
-  url = 'assets/activities.json';
+  baseUrl = `${environment.timeTrackerApiUrl}/activities`;
 
   constructor(private http: HttpClient) {}
 
   getActivities(): Observable<Activity[]> {
-    return this.http.get<Activity[]>(this.url);
+    return this.http.get<Activity[]>(this.baseUrl);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/assets/activities.json b/src/assets/activities.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 4282c8fd6..000000000
--- a/src/assets/activities.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-[
-  {
-    "id": "1234-9873-9999",
-    "name": "Development",
-    "description": "Generic activity for developers"
-  },
-  {
-    "id": "3444-2311-6655",
-    "name": "Meeting",
-    "description": "Any meeting on-line or on-site"
-  }
-]
diff --git a/src/environments/environment.ts b/src/environments/environment.ts
index 7b4f817ad..556ffe581 100644
--- a/src/environments/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environments/environment.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 // The list of file replacements can be found in `angular.json`.
 
 export const environment = {
-  production: false
+  production: false,
+  timeTrackerApiUrl: 'https://timetracker-api.azurewebsites.net'
 };
 
 /*