diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a5b8c017e..761b98c12 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
       ],
       "dependencies": {
         "@golem-sdk/pino-logger": "^1.1.0",
-        "@rollup/rollup-win32-x64-msvc": "^4",
         "async-lock": "^1.4.1",
         "async-retry": "^1.3.3",
         "axios": "^1.6.7",
diff --git a/src/network/tcp-proxy.test.ts b/src/network/tcp-proxy.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..44fc54e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/network/tcp-proxy.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+jest.mock("../shared/utils", () => ({
+  checkAndThrowUnsupportedInBrowserError: () => {
+    throw new GolemUserError("Not supported in browser");
+  },
+}));
+
+import { GolemUserError } from "../shared/error/golem-error";
+
+import { TcpProxy } from "./tcp-proxy";
+
+describe("TCP Proxy in browser", () => {
+  test("Uses the checkAndThrowUnsupportedInBrowserError util to throw when the function detects browser environment", () => {
+    expect(() => new TcpProxy("ws://fake.url", "fake-app-key")).toThrow("Not supported in browser");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/network/tcp-proxy.ts b/src/network/tcp-proxy.ts
index 72d18179c..e4ee1fdc0 100644
--- a/src/network/tcp-proxy.ts
+++ b/src/network/tcp-proxy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import net from "net";
 import { WebSocket } from "ws";
 import { EventEmitter } from "eventemitter3";
-import { defaultLogger, Logger } from "../shared/utils";
+import { checkAndThrowUnsupportedInBrowserError, defaultLogger, Logger } from "../shared/utils";
 import { Buffer } from "buffer";
 
 export interface TcpProxyEvents {
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ export class TcpProxy {
     /**
      * Additional options of the proxy
      */
-    options: Partial<TcpProxyOptions>,
+    options: Partial<TcpProxyOptions> = {},
   ) {
+    checkAndThrowUnsupportedInBrowserError("TCP Proxy");
+
     this.heartBeatSec = options.heartBeatSec ?? 10;
     this.logger = options.logger ? options.logger.child("tcp-proxy") : defaultLogger("tcp-proxy");