diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
index 6357459612..a99dbef6a9 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/KML.js
@@ -249,19 +249,12 @@ OpenLayers.Format.KML = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      * 
      */
     fetchLink: function(href) {
-
-        if (OpenLayers.ProxyHost 
-                && OpenLayers.String.startsWith(href, "http")) {
-            href = OpenLayers.ProxyHost + escape(href);
-        }
-
         var request = new OpenLayers.Ajax.Request(href, 
                       {method: 'get', asynchronous: false });
 
         if (request && request.transport) {
             return request.transport.responseText;
         }
-
     },
 
     /**