diff --git a/src/Elmah.Io/DictionaryExtensions.cs b/src/Elmah.Io/DictionaryExtensions.cs
index c9feeb3..f342787 100644
--- a/src/Elmah.Io/DictionaryExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Elmah.Io/DictionaryExtensions.cs
@@ -89,18 +89,5 @@ internal static string ApplicationName(this IDictionary dictionary)
             const string applicationname = "applicationName";
             return dictionary.ContainsCaseInsensitive(applicationname) ? dictionary.ValueByKeyCaseInsensitive(applicationname) : string.Empty;
         }
-
-        internal static string ProxyHost(this IDictionary dictionary)
-        {
-            const string proxyHost = "proxyHost";
-            return dictionary.ContainsCaseInsensitive(proxyHost) ? dictionary.ValueByKeyCaseInsensitive(proxyHost) : string.Empty;
-        }
-
-        internal static int? ProxyPort(this IDictionary dictionary)
-        {
-            const string proxyPort = "proxyPort";
-            var value = dictionary.ContainsCaseInsensitive(proxyPort) ? dictionary.ValueByKeyCaseInsensitive(proxyPort) : null;
-            return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(value) && int.TryParse(value, out var port) ? port : null;
-        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Elmah.Io/ErrorLog.cs b/src/Elmah.Io/ErrorLog.cs
index e16548e..e9b0cc6 100644
--- a/src/Elmah.Io/ErrorLog.cs
+++ b/src/Elmah.Io/ErrorLog.cs
@@ -69,20 +69,12 @@ public ErrorLog(IDictionary config)
 
             if (Api != null) return;
 
-            var options = new ElmahIoOptions
+            var elmahioApi = ElmahioAPI.Create(apiKey, new ElmahIoOptions
             {
                 Timeout = new TimeSpan(0, 0, 5),
                 UserAgent = UserAgent(),
-            };
-
-            var proxyHost = config.ProxyHost();
-            var proxyPort = config.ProxyPort();
-            if (proxyHost != null && proxyPort != null)
-            {
-                options.WebProxy = new WebProxy(proxyHost, (int)proxyPort);
-            }
-
-            var elmahioApi = ElmahioAPI.Create(apiKey, options);
+                WebProxy = WebRequest.DefaultWebProxy,
+            });
 
             Api = elmahioApi;
         }
diff --git a/test/Elmah.Io.Tests/DictionaryExtensionsTest.cs b/test/Elmah.Io.Tests/DictionaryExtensionsTest.cs
index e3fc70a..630315d 100644
--- a/test/Elmah.Io.Tests/DictionaryExtensionsTest.cs
+++ b/test/Elmah.Io.Tests/DictionaryExtensionsTest.cs
@@ -22,37 +22,6 @@ public void CanGetApplicationName(string expectedValue, string key, string value
             Assert.That(dictionary.ApplicationName(), Is.EqualTo(expectedValue));
         }
 
-        [TestCase(null, "proxyHost", null)]
-        [TestCase("", "proxyHost", "")]
-        [TestCase("value", "proxyHost", "value")]
-        [TestCase("value", "proxyHost", "value")]
-        [TestCase("", null, null)]
-        public void CanGetProxyHost(string expectedValue, string key, string value)
-        {
-            var dictionary = new Hashtable();
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
-            {
-                dictionary.Add(key, value);
-            }
-
-            Assert.That(dictionary.ProxyHost(), Is.EqualTo(expectedValue));
-        }
-
-        [TestCase(null, "proxyPort", null)]
-        [TestCase(null, "proxyPort", "")]
-        [TestCase(5555, "proxyPort", "5555")]
-        [TestCase(6666, "proxyPort", "6666")]
-        public void CanGetProxyPort(int? expectedValue, string key, string value)
-        {
-            var dictionary = new Hashtable();
-            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(key))
-            {
-                dictionary.Add(key, value);
-            }
-
-            Assert.That(dictionary.ProxyPort(), Is.EqualTo(expectedValue));
-        }
-
         [TestCase(false, "DC14639C-B930-4960-9A3A-BD73C6CA6375", "logId", "DC14639C-B930-4960-9A3A-BD73C6CA6375")]
         [TestCase(false, "E70628F4-EEED-4C06-B570-663F8AFA80E5", "LogId", "E70628F4-EEED-4C06-B570-663F8AFA80E5")]
         [TestCase(true, null, "logId", "No guid")]