diff --git a/kiwix-desktop.pro b/kiwix-desktop.pro
index ad23ff6..d6862bc 100644
--- a/kiwix-desktop.pro
+++ b/kiwix-desktop.pro
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ SOURCES += \
     src/blobbuffer.cpp \
     src/library.cpp \
     src/topwidget.cpp \
-    src/requestinterceptor.cpp \
     src/urlschemehandler.cpp \
     src/webview.cpp \
     src/searchbar.cpp \
@@ -67,7 +66,6 @@ HEADERS += \
     src/library.h \
     src/topwidget.h \
     src/kconstants.h \
-    src/requestinterceptor.h \
     src/urlschemehandler.h \
     src/webview.h \
     src/searchbar.h \
diff --git a/src/kiwixapp.h b/src/kiwixapp.h
index 789b2e0..ea2459e 100644
--- a/src/kiwixapp.h
+++ b/src/kiwixapp.h
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 #include "tabbar.h"
 #include "tocsidebar.h"
 #include "urlschemehandler.h"
-#include "requestinterceptor.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QErrorMessage>
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ public:
     void showMessage(const QString& message);
 
     UrlSchemeHandler* getSchemeHandler() { return &m_schemeHandler; }
-    RequestInterceptor* getRequestInterceptor() { return &m_requestInterceptor; }
     Library* getLibrary() { return &m_library; }
     MainWindow* getMainWindow() { return mp_mainWindow; }
     kiwix::Downloader* getDownloader() { return mp_downloader; }
@@ -93,7 +91,6 @@ private:
     QErrorMessage* mp_errorDialog;
 
     UrlSchemeHandler m_schemeHandler;
-    RequestInterceptor m_requestInterceptor;
     QAction*     mpa_actions[MAX_ACTION];
 };
 
diff --git a/src/requestinterceptor.cpp b/src/requestinterceptor.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 34d2aaa..0000000
--- a/src/requestinterceptor.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-#include "requestinterceptor.h"
-
-#include <QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo>
-#include <QDebug>
-#include <iostream>
-
-RequestInterceptor::RequestInterceptor()
-{
-
-}
-
-
-void RequestInterceptor::interceptRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo &info)
-{
-    auto url = info.requestUrl();
-    auto urlString = url.toString();
-    if (urlString.startsWith("http://")) {
-      urlString.replace(0, 7, "zim://");
-    }
-    info.redirect(QUrl(urlString));
-}
-
diff --git a/src/requestinterceptor.h b/src/requestinterceptor.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 8c60244..0000000
--- a/src/requestinterceptor.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef REQUESTINTERCEPTOR_H
-#define REQUESTINTERCEPTOR_H
-
-#include <QWebEngineUrlRequestInterceptor>
-
-
-class RequestInterceptor : public QWebEngineUrlRequestInterceptor
-{
-public:
-    RequestInterceptor();
-    virtual void interceptRequest(QWebEngineUrlRequestInfo &info);
-};
-
-#endif // REQUESTINTERCEPTOR_H
diff --git a/src/webview.cpp b/src/webview.cpp
index 658da89..bb643b3 100644
--- a/src/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/webview.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ WebView::WebView(QWidget *parent)
     auto profile = page()->profile();
     auto app = KiwixApp::instance();
     profile->installUrlSchemeHandler("zim", app->getSchemeHandler());
-    profile->setRequestInterceptor(app->getRequestInterceptor());
     QObject::connect(this, &QWebEngineView::urlChanged, this, &WebView::onUrlChanged);
 }