diff --git a/proxy.settings.xml b/proxy.settings.xml
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index e6cf15e..0000000
--- a/proxy.settings.xml
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-<application>
-  <component name="HttpConfigurable">
-    <option name="PROXY_HOST" value="http://wwwcache.open.ac.uk" />
-    <option name="PROXY_LOGIN" value="" />
-    <option name="PROXY_EXCEPTIONS" value="" />
-    <option name="PAC_URL" value="" />
-  </component>
-</application>
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