diff --git a/downloads/views.py b/downloads/views.py
index 994c0e8c9..bda49177a 100644
--- a/downloads/views.py
+++ b/downloads/views.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from datetime import datetime
 
-from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIRequest
 from django.db.models import Prefetch
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -174,11 +173,6 @@ def link() -> str:
         """Return the URL to the main downloads page."""
         return reverse("downloads:download")
 
-    def get_feed(self, obj: Any, request: WSGIRequest) -> Feed:
-        """Store the request object for later use."""
-        self.request = request
-        return super().get_feed(obj, request)
-
     def items(self) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
         """Return the latest Python releases."""
         return Release.objects.filter(is_published=True).order_by("-release_date")[:10]