diff --git a/ragna/core/_document.py b/ragna/core/_document.py
index 8ffbfaf9..7ff94cd7 100644
--- a/ragna/core/_document.py
+++ b/ragna/core/_document.py
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ def read(self) -> bytes:
     async def get_upload_info(
         cls, *, config: Config, user: str, id: uuid.UUID, name: str
     ) -> tuple[dict[str, Any], DocumentUploadParameters]:
-        api_url = config.api.proxy_url or config.api.url
-        url = urljoin(urljoin(api_url, config.api.root_path), "document")
+        url = urljoin(urljoin(config.api.url, config.api.root_path), "document")
         data = {
             "token": jwt.encode(
                 payload={
diff --git a/ragna/deploy/_config.py b/ragna/deploy/_config.py
index 77c7fd99..f0a57497 100644
--- a/ragna/deploy/_config.py
+++ b/ragna/deploy/_config.py
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ class ApiConfig(ConfigBase):
         lambda config: f"sqlite:///{config.local_root}/ragna.db",
     )
     root_path: str = ""
-    proxy_url: str = ""
 
 
 class UiConfig(ConfigBase):