diff --git a/src/extension.js b/src/extension.js
index bfe0558..1c0e0cd 100644
--- a/src/extension.js
+++ b/src/extension.js
@@ -122,10 +122,7 @@ const WEATHER_CONV_MPS_IN_KPH = 3.6;
 const WEATHER_CONV_MPS_IN_KNOTS = 1.94384449;
 const WEATHER_CONV_MPS_IN_FPS = 3.2808399;
 
-// Soup session (see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661323#c64) (Simon Legner)
-const _httpSession = new Soup.SessionAsync();
-Soup.Session.prototype.add_feature.call(_httpSession, new Soup.ProxyResolverDefault());
-
+const _httpSession = new Soup.Session();
 
 const WeatherMenuButton = new Lang.Class({
     Name: 'WeatherMenuButton',
diff --git a/src/prefs.js b/src/prefs.js
index a1b0587..e19b1e4 100644
--- a/src/prefs.js
+++ b/src/prefs.js
@@ -65,9 +65,7 @@ const WEATHER_URL_BASE = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/';
 const WEATHER_URL_CURRENT = WEATHER_URL_BASE + 'weather';
 const WEATHER_URL_FIND = WEATHER_URL_BASE + 'find';
 
-// Soup session (see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=661323#c64) (Simon Legner)
-const _httpSession = new Soup.SessionAsync();
-Soup.Session.prototype.add_feature.call(_httpSession, new Soup.ProxyResolverDefault());
+const _httpSession = new Soup.Session();
 
 let mCities = null;