diff --git a/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/UrlProxyServlet.java b/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/UrlProxyServlet.java
index 8d72b58b2..054d18fc6 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/UrlProxyServlet.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/http/servlets/UrlProxyServlet.java
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.util.FileUtils;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
 import net.yacy.server.http.ChunkedInputStream;
 import net.yacy.server.http.HTTPDProxyHandler;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.continuation.Continuation;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.continuation.ContinuationSupport;
 import org.jsoup.Jsoup;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Document;
 import org.jsoup.nodes.Element;
@@ -114,12 +112,7 @@ public class UrlProxyServlet extends HttpServlet implements Servlet {
         if ("CONNECT".equalsIgnoreCase(request.getMethod())) {
             return;
         }
-        final Continuation continuation = ContinuationSupport.getContinuation(request);
 
-        if (!continuation.isInitial()) {
-            response.sendError(HttpServletResponse.SC_GATEWAY_TIMEOUT); // Need better test that isInitial
-            return;
-        }
         // 2 -  get target url
         DigestURL proxyurl = null;
         final String strUrl = request.getParameter("url");