diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index 2d2a05a93..d2d685861 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -854,10 +854,8 @@ bool AppInit2(boost::thread_group& threadGroup)
         if (!addrProxy.IsValid())
             return InitError(strprintf(_("Invalid -proxy address: '%s'"), mapArgs["-proxy"]));
 
-        if (!IsLimited(NET_IPV4))
-            SetProxy(NET_IPV4, addrProxy);
-        if (!IsLimited(NET_IPV6))
-            SetProxy(NET_IPV6, addrProxy);
+        SetProxy(NET_IPV4, addrProxy);
+        SetProxy(NET_IPV6, addrProxy);
         SetNameProxy(addrProxy);
         fProxy = true;
     }