diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1e25a0df5..6fe100455 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -2842,11 +2842,6 @@ pub fn use_ws() -> bool {
     option2bool(option, &Config::get_option(option))
 }
 
-pub fn ws_use_proxy() -> bool {
-    let option = keys::OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY;
-    option2bool(option, &Config::get_option(option))
-}
-
 pub fn allow_insecure_tls_fallback() -> bool {
     let option = keys::OPTION_ALLOW_INSECURE_TLS_FALLBACK;
     option2bool(option, &Config::get_option(option))
@@ -2874,7 +2869,6 @@ pub mod keys {
     pub const OPTION_ALLOW_NUMERNIC_ONE_TIME_PASSWORD: &str = "allow-numeric-one-time-password";
     pub const OPTION_DIRECT_SERVER: &str = "direct-server";
     pub const OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET: &str = "allow-websocket";
-    pub const OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY: &str = "allow-websocket-proxy";
     pub const OPTION_TRACKPAD_SPEED: &str = "trackpad-speed";
     pub const OPTION_REGISTER_DEVICE: &str = "register-device";
     pub const OPTION_RELAY_SERVER: &str = "relay-server";
diff --git a/src/websocket.rs b/src/websocket.rs
index 3cf0b0b92..2af824fb1 100644
--- a/src/websocket.rs
+++ b/src/websocket.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     config::{
-        keys::OPTION_RELAY_SERVER, use_ws, ws_use_proxy, Config, Socks5Server, RELAY_PORT,
-        RENDEZVOUS_PORT,
+        keys::OPTION_RELAY_SERVER, use_ws, Config, Socks5Server, RELAY_PORT, RENDEZVOUS_PORT,
     },
     protobuf::Message,
     socket_client::split_host_port,
@@ -299,11 +298,7 @@ impl WsFramedStream {
         local_addr: Option<SocketAddr>,
         ms_timeout: u64,
     ) -> ResultType<Self> {
-        let proxy_conf = if ws_use_proxy() {
-            Config::get_socks()
-        } else {
-            None
-        };
+        let proxy_conf = Config::get_socks();
         let (stream, addr) =
             Self::connect(url.as_ref(), local_addr, proxy_conf.as_ref(), ms_timeout).await?;
 
diff --git a/tests/websocket_proxy.rs b/tests/websocket_proxy.rs
index 18c00b619..5d4a15ab9 100644
--- a/tests/websocket_proxy.rs
+++ b/tests/websocket_proxy.rs
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ async fn proxy_round_trip(
     auth: bool,
     configured: bool,
 ) {
-    option(keys::OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY, "Y");
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
     let proxy = Socks5Server {
         proxy: format!("{scheme}://{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap()),
@@ -191,7 +190,6 @@ async fn rejected_or_stalled_proxy(stalled: bool, configured: bool) {
         proxy: format!("http://{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap()),
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    option(keys::OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY, "Y");
     option(keys::OPTION_PROXY_URL, &proxy.proxy);
     let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let (stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
@@ -235,20 +233,11 @@ async fn rejected_or_stalled_proxy(stalled: bool, configured: bool) {
         .unwrap();
 }
 
-async fn direct_round_trip(setting: &str, configured: bool, wss: bool) {
-    option(keys::OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY, setting);
-    let unused_proxy = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
-    if configured {
-        option(
-            keys::OPTION_PROXY_URL,
-            &format!("http://{}", unused_proxy.local_addr().unwrap()),
-        );
-    } else {
-        OVERWRITE_SETTINGS
-            .write()
-            .unwrap()
-            .remove(keys::OPTION_PROXY_URL);
-    }
+async fn direct_round_trip(wss: bool) {
+    OVERWRITE_SETTINGS
+        .write()
+        .unwrap()
+        .remove(keys::OPTION_PROXY_URL);
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
     let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
     let url = format!("{}://{addr}/ws/id", if wss { "wss" } else { "ws" });
@@ -267,9 +256,6 @@ async fn direct_round_trip(setting: &str, configured: bool, wss: bool) {
         .await
         .unwrap()
         .unwrap();
-    assert!(timeout(Duration::from_millis(50), unused_proxy.accept())
-        .await
-        .is_err());
 }
 
 async fn tcp_proxy_round_trip() {
@@ -278,7 +264,6 @@ async fn tcp_proxy_round_trip() {
         proxy: format!("http://{}", listener.local_addr().unwrap()),
         ..Default::default()
     };
-    option(keys::OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY, "N");
     option(keys::OPTION_PROXY_URL, &proxy.proxy);
     option(keys::OPTION_PROXY_USERNAME, "");
     option(keys::OPTION_PROXY_PASSWORD, "");
@@ -408,12 +393,9 @@ async fn websocket_proxy_connections() {
     tcp_proxy_round_trip().await;
 
     for wss in [false, true] {
-        direct_round_trip("", true, wss).await;
-        direct_round_trip("N", true, wss).await;
-        direct_round_trip("Y", false, wss).await;
+        direct_round_trip(wss).await;
     }
 
-    option(keys::OPTION_ALLOW_WEBSOCKET_PROXY, "N");
     let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
     let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
     drop(listener);