diff --git a/vcert/connection_cloud.py b/vcert/connection_cloud.py
index 9dd8263..66445d0 100644
--- a/vcert/connection_cloud.py
+++ b/vcert/connection_cloud.py
@@ -14,17 +14,10 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 import base64
-import os
 import re
 import time
 
 import requests
-
-proxies = {
-    "http": os.environ.get('HTTP_PROXY'),
-    "https": os.environ.get('HTTPS_PROXY'),
-}
-
 import six.moves.urllib.parse as urlparse
 from nacl.public import SealedBox
 from six import string_types