diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/repoclient/client/MavenRepositoryClient.java b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/repoclient/client/MavenRepositoryClient.java
index 242a330..c08d617 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/repoclient/client/MavenRepositoryClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/jenkinsci/plugins/repoclient/client/MavenRepositoryClient.java
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ private static HttpMethod createGetMethod(String url) {
 	private static HttpClient createHttpClient(String username, String password) {
 		HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
 
-		setProxy(client);
+		//setProxy(client);
 
 		// establish a connection within 10 seconds
 		client.getHttpConnectionManager().getParams()