diff --git a/R/proxy.r b/R/proxy.r
index 9d9746ac..a39096fc 100644
--- a/R/proxy.r
+++ b/R/proxy.r
@@ -7,9 +7,7 @@
 #' @examples
 #' # See http://www.hidemyass.com/proxy-list for a list of public proxies
 #' # to test with
-#' \donttest{
-#' GET("http://had.co.nz", c(use_proxy("64.251.21.73", 8080), verbose()))
-#' }
+#' # GET("http://had.co.nz", c(use_proxy("64.251.21.73", 8080), verbose()))
 use_proxy <- function(url, port = NULL, username = NULL, password = NULL) {
   if (!is.null(username) || !is.null(password)) {
     proxyuserpwd <- str_c(username, ":", password)
diff --git a/man/use_proxy.Rd b/man/use_proxy.Rd
index 51630f43..a2743216 100644
--- a/man/use_proxy.Rd
+++ b/man/use_proxy.Rd
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
 \examples{
 # See http://www.hidemyass.com/proxy-list for a list of public proxies
 # to test with
-\donttest{
-GET("http://had.co.nz", c(use_proxy("64.251.21.73", 8080), verbose()))
-}
+# GET("http://had.co.nz", c(use_proxy("64.251.21.73", 8080), verbose()))
 }
 \seealso{
   Other config: \code{\link{accept_json}},