diff --git a/js/ui/extensionDownloader.js b/js/ui/extensionDownloader.js
index 3b64ec4b9..08cea5931 100644
--- a/js/ui/extensionDownloader.js
+++ b/js/ui/extensionDownloader.js
@@ -253,8 +253,4 @@ class InstallExtensionDialog extends ModalDialog.ModalDialog {
 
 function init() {
     _httpSession = new Soup.Session({ ssl_use_system_ca_file: true });
-
-    // See: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=655189 for context.
-    // _httpSession.add_feature(new Soup.ProxyResolverDefault());
-    Soup.Session.prototype.add_feature.call(_httpSession, new Soup.ProxyResolverDefault());
 }