diff --git a/internal/httpclient/client.go b/internal/httpclient/client.go
index 8433d5009..ed0949c9c 100644
--- a/internal/httpclient/client.go
+++ b/internal/httpclient/client.go
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// DisableCompression: see http.Transport{}.DisableCompression.
 	DisableCompression bool
-
-	// HTTPClient ...
-	HTTPClient *http.Client
 }
 
 // Client wraps an underlying http.Client{} to provide the following:
@@ -123,11 +120,6 @@ func New(cfg Config) *Client {
 	var c Client
 	c.retries = 5
 
-	if cfg.HTTPClient != nil {
-		// Copy over existing client.
-		c.client = *cfg.HTTPClient
-	}
-
 	d := &net.Dialer{
 		Timeout:   15 * time.Second,
 		KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,