diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index e4e2e1752..0eab90408 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -519,19 +519,10 @@ property.
 
 
 ## HTTP Request Library / Proxy settings
-By default oidc-provider uses the [got][got-library] module. Because of its lightweight nature of
+oidc-provider uses the [got][got-library] module. Because of its lightweight nature of
 the provider will not use environment-defined http(s) proxies. In order to have them used you'll
-need to require and tell oidc-provider to use [request][request-library] instead.
-
-```sh
-# add request to your application package bundle
-npm install request@^2.0.0 --save
-```
-
-```js
-// tell oidc-provider to use request instead of got
-Provider.useRequest();
-```
+need to follow got's [README](https://github.com/sindresorhus/got#proxies) and use e.g.
+[`global-tunnel`](https://github.com/np-maintain/global-tunnel)
 
 
 ## Changing HTTP Request Defaults
diff --git a/lib/helpers/http/index.js b/lib/helpers/http/index.js
index e4256a618..c12669a29 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/http/index.js
+++ b/lib/helpers/http/index.js
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@ const httpWrapper = {
     this.get = got.get;
     this.post = got.post;
   },
-  useRequest() {
-    const request = require('./request'); // eslint-disable-line global-require
-    this.get = request.get;
-    this.post = request.post;
-  },
 };
 
 module.exports = httpWrapper;
diff --git a/lib/helpers/http/request.js b/lib/helpers/http/request.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e982c2954..000000000
--- a/lib/helpers/http/request.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-/* istanbul ignore file */
-
-const http = require('http');
-
-const request = require('request'); // eslint-disable-line import/no-unresolved, import/no-extraneous-dependencies
-
-/*
- * url {String}
- * options {Object}
- * options.headers {Object}
- * options.body {String|Object}
- * options.form {Boolean}
- * options.query {Object}
- * options.timeout {Number}
- * options.retry {Number}
- * options.followRedirect {Boolean}
- */
-
-class HTTPError extends Error {
-  constructor(response) {
-    const statusMessage = http.STATUS_CODES[response.statusCode];
-    super(`Response code ${response.statusCode} (${statusMessage})`, {});
-    this.name = 'HTTPError';
-    this.statusCode = response.statusCode;
-    this.statusMessage = statusMessage;
-    this.headers = response.headers;
-    this.response = response;
-  }
-}
-
-function requestWrap(method, url, {
-  form,
-  body,
-  query,
-  ...options
-}) {
-  if (form) {
-    /* eslint-disable no-param-reassign */
-    form = body;
-    body = undefined;
-    /* eslint-enable no-param-reassign */
-  }
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    request({
-      ...options,
-      body,
-      form,
-      method,
-      url,
-      qs: query,
-    }, (error, response, responseBody) => {
-      if (error) {
-        reject(error);
-      } else {
-        response.body = responseBody;
-        const { statusCode } = response;
-        const limitStatusCode = options.followRedirect ? 299 : 399;
-
-        if (statusCode !== 304 && (statusCode < 200 || statusCode > limitStatusCode)) {
-          reject(new HTTPError(response));
-          return;
-        }
-
-        resolve(response);
-      }
-    });
-  });
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  get: function requestGet(url, options) {
-    return requestWrap('GET', url, options);
-  },
-  post: function requestPost(url, options) {
-    return requestWrap('POST', url, options);
-  },
-};
diff --git a/lib/provider.js b/lib/provider.js
index ebf60ca5e..2b28ed655 100644
--- a/lib/provider.js
+++ b/lib/provider.js
@@ -353,17 +353,9 @@ class Provider extends events.EventEmitter {
   get DeviceCode() { return instance(this).DeviceCode; }
 
   get requestUriCache() { return instance(this).requestUriCache; }
-
-  static useGot() { // eslint-disable-line class-methods-use-this
-    httpWrapper.useGot();
-  }
-
-  static useRequest() { // eslint-disable-line class-methods-use-this
-    /* istanbul ignore next */
-    httpWrapper.useRequest();
-  }
 }
-Provider.useGot();
+
+httpWrapper.useGot();
 
 ['env', 'proxy', 'subdomainOffset', 'keys'].forEach((method) => {
   Object.defineProperty(Provider.prototype, method, {