diff --git a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
index ff6fcb3a66..ecd3b3e8e0 100644
--- a/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/httpclient.nim
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ proc generateHeaders(requestUrl: Uri, httpMethod: HttpMethod, headers: HttpHeade
   result = $httpMethod
   result.add ' '
 
-  if proxy.isNil or (requestUrl.scheme == "https" and proxy.url.scheme == "socks5h"):
+  if proxy.isNil or requestUrl.scheme == "https":
     # /path?query
     if not requestUrl.path.startsWith("/"): result.add '/'
     result.add(requestUrl.path)