diff --git a/src/js/urlskip.js b/src/js/urlskip.js
index 85c396e67..360a3dd7b 100644
--- a/src/js/urlskip.js
+++ b/src/js/urlskip.js
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ export function urlSkip(url, blocked, steps, directive = {}) {
         const urlfinal = new URL(urlout);
         if ( urlfinal.protocol !== 'https:' ) {
             if ( urlfinal.protocol !== 'http:' ) { return; }
-            urlout = urlout.replace('http', 'https');
         }
         if ( blocked && redirectBlocked !== true ) { return; }
         return urlout;