diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/ExtensionMethods.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/ExtensionMethods.cs
index 1108d2f..f5600e1 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/ExtensionMethods.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/ExtensionMethods.cs
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 using System.Security;
 using System.Text;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
 using System.Web;
 using CryptoExchange.Net.Logging;
 using CryptoExchange.Net.Objects;
@@ -492,23 +490,6 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net
 
             return ub.Uri;
         }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// checks whether schema is provided
-        /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="proxy"></param>
-        /// <returns></returns>
-        public static bool IsSchemaProvided(this ApiProxy proxy)
-        {
-            var url = $"{proxy.Host}:{proxy.Port}";
-            var r = new Regex(@"^(?<proto>\w+)://[^/]+?(?<port>:\d+)?",
-                RegexOptions.None, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(150));
-            var match = r.Match(url);
-            if (!match.Success) return false;
-            var proto = match.Result("${proto}");
-            return !string.IsNullOrEmpty(proto);
-        }
-
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Sockets/CryptoExchangeWebSocketClient.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Sockets/CryptoExchangeWebSocketClient.cs
index f0229f7..9371231 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Sockets/CryptoExchangeWebSocketClient.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Sockets/CryptoExchangeWebSocketClient.cs
@@ -212,18 +212,15 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Sockets
         /// <inheritdoc />
         public virtual void SetProxy(ApiProxy proxy)
         {
-            if (!proxy.IsSchemaProvided())
-            {
-                _socket.Options.Proxy = new WebProxy(proxy.Host, proxy.Port);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _socket.Options.Proxy = new WebProxy
+            Uri.TryCreate($"{proxy.Host}:{proxy.Port}", UriKind.Absolute, out var uri);
+            _socket.Options.Proxy = uri?.Scheme == null
+                ? _socket.Options.Proxy = new WebProxy(proxy.Host, proxy.Port)
+                : _socket.Options.Proxy = new WebProxy
                 {
-                    Address     = new Uri($"{proxy.Host}:{proxy.Port}"),
-                    Credentials = proxy.Password == null ? null : new NetworkCredential(proxy.Login, proxy.Password)
+                    Address = uri
                 };
-            }
+            if (proxy.Login != null)
+                _socket.Options.Proxy.Credentials = new NetworkCredential(proxy.Login, proxy.Password);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc />