diff --git a/packages/reverse-proxy-service/src/server.ts b/packages/reverse-proxy-service/src/server.ts
index 6395e2d27..7d139b8c1 100644
--- a/packages/reverse-proxy-service/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/reverse-proxy-service/src/server.ts
@@ -13,15 +13,12 @@ import { COOKIE_SECRET } from './setup/env';
 import oidcAuth from './middleware/oidcAuth';
 import { updateApplicationCache } from './utils/applicationCache';
 import http from 'http';
-import https from 'https';
 
 declare module 'http' { interface Agent { maxHeaderSize?: number; } }
-declare module 'https' { interface Agent { maxHeaderSize?: number; } }
 
 const MAX_HEADER_SIZE = 16 * 1024 * 1024; // 16MB
 
 ( http.globalAgent as http.Agent ).maxHeaderSize = MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
-( https.globalAgent as https.Agent ).maxHeaderSize = MAX_HEADER_SIZE;
 
 const getServer = async () => {
   const server = express();