diff --git a/src/pool.rs b/src/pool.rs
index 7e4b97e..b473c83 100644
--- a/src/pool.rs
+++ b/src/pool.rs
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ impl<R: Read + Sized + Into<Stream>> PoolReturnRead<R> {
             stream.reset()?;
 
             // insert back into pool
-            let key = PoolKey::new(&unit.url, unit.req.proxy());
+            let key = PoolKey::new(&unit.url, unit.req.agent.config.proxy.clone());
             unit.req.agent.state.pool.add(key, stream);
         }
 
diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 65cb149..2c616ae 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ use crate::body::BodySize;
 use crate::body::{Payload, SizedReader};
 use crate::error::Error;
 use crate::header::{self, Header};
-use crate::proxy::Proxy;
 use crate::unit::{self, Unit};
 use crate::Response;
 
@@ -419,14 +418,6 @@ impl Request {
         Url::parse(&self.url).map_err(|e| Error::BadUrl(format!("{}", e)))
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn proxy(&self) -> Option<Proxy> {
-        if let Some(proxy) = &self.agent.config.proxy {
-            Some(proxy.clone())
-        } else {
-            None
-        }
-    }
-
     // Returns true if this request, with the provided body, is retryable.
     pub(crate) fn is_retryable(&self, body: &SizedReader) -> bool {
         // Per https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-8.1.3
diff --git a/src/stream.rs b/src/stream.rs
index 3f10be5..f8372a6 100644
--- a/src/stream.rs
+++ b/src/stream.rs
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ pub(crate) fn connect_host(unit: &Unit, hostname: &str, port: u16) -> Result<Tcp
         } else {
             unit.deadline
         };
-    let proxy: Option<Proxy> = unit.req.proxy();
+    let proxy: Option<Proxy> = unit.req.agent.config.proxy.clone();
     let netloc = match proxy {
         Some(ref proxy) => format!("{}:{}", proxy.server, proxy.port),
         None => format!("{}:{}", hostname, port),