diff --git a/src/app/main.cpp b/src/app/main.cpp
index da67b6f04ac..301ec9a878d 100644
--- a/src/app/main.cpp
+++ b/src/app/main.cpp
@@ -393,20 +393,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     }
 
     // Make sure we honor the system's proxy settings
-#if defined(Q_OS_UNIX)
-    QUrl proxyUrl(QString::fromLatin1(qgetenv("http_proxy")));
-    if (proxyUrl.isValid()) {
-        QNetworkProxy proxy(QNetworkProxy::HttpProxy, proxyUrl.host(),
-                            proxyUrl.port(), proxyUrl.userName(), proxyUrl.password());
-        QNetworkProxy::setApplicationProxy(proxy);
-# if defined(Q_OS_MAC) // unix and mac
-    } else {
-        QNetworkProxyFactory::setUseSystemConfiguration(true);
-# endif
-    }
-#else // windows
     QNetworkProxyFactory::setUseSystemConfiguration(true);
-#endif
+
     // Load
     const QStringList pluginPaths = getPluginPaths() + customPluginPaths;
     PluginManager::setPluginPaths(pluginPaths);