diff --git a/lib/rhc/ssh_helpers.rb b/lib/rhc/ssh_helpers.rb
index 36391990d..4f2039739 100644
--- a/lib/rhc/ssh_helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/rhc/ssh_helpers.rb
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ def ssh_send_file_ruby(host, username, command, filename)
     #
     def ssh_send_url_ruby(host, username, command, content_url)
       content_url = URI.parse(URI.encode(content_url.to_s))
-      proxy = ENV['http_proxy'] ? URI.parse(ENV['http_proxy']) : OpenStruct.new
       ssh_ruby(host, username, command) do |channel|
         HTTPClient.new.get_content(content_url) do |chunk|
           channel.send_data chunk