diff --git a/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp b/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp
index a1865965829c9615e05fb60f82cf825063417d17..d5400e41696c3e46002031564846e269edf5228e 100644
--- a/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp
+++ b/indra/llmessage/llurlrequest.cpp
@@ -438,7 +438,6 @@ void LLURLRequest::initialize()
 	LLMemType m1(LLMemType::MTYPE_IO_URL_REQUEST);
 	mState = STATE_INITIALIZED;
 	mDetail = new LLURLRequestDetail;
-	LLProxy::getInstance()->applyProxySettings(mDetail->mCurlRequest);
 	mDetail->mCurlRequest->setopt(CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL, 1);
 	mDetail->mCurlRequest->setWriteCallback(&downCallback, (void*)this);
 	mDetail->mCurlRequest->setReadCallback(&upCallback, (void*)this);