diff --git a/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts b/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts
index 368e0d29..ccbceec2 100644
--- a/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client/__tests__/proxy.test.ts
@@ -223,29 +223,19 @@ describe('proxy', () => {
     expect(_proxyConnects).toEqual(['httpbin.org:443'])
   })
 
-it('HttpClient bypasses proxy for loopback addresses (localhost, ::1, 127.*)', async () => {
-  // setup a server listening on localhost:8091
-  var server = http.createServer(function (request, response) {
-    response.writeHead(200);
-    request.pipe(response);
-  });
-  await server.listen(8091)
-  try {
-    process.env['http_proxy'] = _proxyUrl 
+  it('HttpClient does basic https get request when bypass proxy', async () => {
+    process.env['https_proxy'] = _proxyUrl
+    process.env['no_proxy'] = 'httpbin.org'
     const httpClient = new httpm.HttpClient()
     const res: httpm.HttpClientResponse = await httpClient.get(
-      'http://localhost:8091'
+      'https://httpbin.org/get'
     )
     expect(res.message.statusCode).toBe(200)
     const body: string = await res.readBody()
-    expect(body).toEqual('');
-    // proxy at _proxyUrl was ignored
-    expect(_proxyConnects).toEqual(undefined)
-  }
-  finally {
-    await server.close()
-  }
-})
+    const obj = JSON.parse(body)
+    expect(obj.url).toBe('https://httpbin.org/get')
+    expect(_proxyConnects).toHaveLength(0)
+  })
 
   it('proxyAuth not set in tunnel agent when authentication is not provided', async () => {
     process.env['https_proxy'] = 'http://127.0.0.1:8080'
diff --git a/packages/http-client/src/proxy.ts b/packages/http-client/src/proxy.ts
index e4a3e49a..e4e43a54 100644
--- a/packages/http-client/src/proxy.ts
+++ b/packages/http-client/src/proxy.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ export function checkBypass(reqUrl: URL): boolean {
     return false
   }
 
-  const reqHost = reqUrl.hostname
-  if (isLoopbackAddress(reqHost)) {
-    return true
-  }
-
   const noProxy = process.env['no_proxy'] || process.env['NO_PROXY'] || ''
   if (!noProxy) {
     return false
@@ -71,8 +66,3 @@ export function checkBypass(reqUrl: URL): boolean {
 
   return false
 }
-
-function isLoopbackAddress(host: string): boolean {
-  const hostUpper = host.toUpperCase()
-  return hostUpper === 'LOCALHOST' || hostUpper.startsWith('127.') || hostUpper.startsWith('::1')
-}