diff --git a/backend/models/handleClimateUpdateV2.js b/backend/models/handleClimateUpdateV2.js
index 2bd1193..8edd047 100644
--- a/backend/models/handleClimateUpdateV2.js
+++ b/backend/models/handleClimateUpdateV2.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const axios = require('axios')
 const _ = require('lodash')
-const httpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent');
 
 // Constants
 const rangeStartDate = '2019-01-01' // If no date is given, this date will be used as startDate
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index 5b1641b..5ae1253 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
     "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
     "httpolyglot": "^0.1.2",
-    "https-proxy-agent": "^5.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",
     "mariadb": "^2.4.0",
     "moment": "^2.26.0",