diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs
index 58a7541da..46333df0e 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/HttpProxySettings.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
+using System;
+using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy
 {
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy
                     return hostlist;
                 }
 
-                return new string[] { };
+                return Array.Empty<string>();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/ManagedWebProxyFactory.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/ManagedWebProxyFactory.cs
index ca58fedee..229bb0dd7 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/ManagedWebProxyFactory.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Http/Proxy/ManagedWebProxyFactory.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 using System;
-using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
-using System.Net.Sockets;
-using com.LandonKey.SocksWebProxy;
-using com.LandonKey.SocksWebProxy.Proxy;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Cache;
 using NzbDrone.Common.Extensions;
 
@@ -33,54 +29,37 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Common.Http.Proxy
         }
 
         private IWebProxy CreateWebProxy(HttpProxySettings proxySettings)
+        {
+            var uri = GetProxyUri(proxySettings);
+
+            if (uri == null)
+            {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            if (proxySettings.Username.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && proxySettings.Password.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                return new WebProxy(uri, proxySettings.BypassLocalAddress, proxySettings.BypassListAsArray, new NetworkCredential(proxySettings.Username, proxySettings.Password));
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                return new WebProxy(uri, proxySettings.BypassLocalAddress, proxySettings.BypassListAsArray);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private Uri GetProxyUri(HttpProxySettings proxySettings)
         {
             switch (proxySettings.Type)
             {
                 case ProxyType.Http:
-                    if (proxySettings.Username.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace() && proxySettings.Password.IsNotNullOrWhiteSpace())
-                    {
-                        return new WebProxy(proxySettings.Host + ":" + proxySettings.Port, proxySettings.BypassLocalAddress, proxySettings.BypassListAsArray, new NetworkCredential(proxySettings.Username, proxySettings.Password));
-                    }
-                    else
-                    {
-                        return new WebProxy(proxySettings.Host + ":" + proxySettings.Port, proxySettings.BypassLocalAddress, proxySettings.BypassListAsArray);
-                    }
-
+                    return new Uri("http://" + proxySettings.Host + ":" + proxySettings.Port);
                 case ProxyType.Socks4:
-                    return new SocksWebProxy(new ProxyConfig(IPAddress.Loopback, GetNextFreePort(), GetProxyIpAddress(proxySettings.Host), proxySettings.Port, ProxyConfig.SocksVersion.Four, proxySettings.Username, proxySettings.Password), false);
+                    return new Uri("socks4://" + proxySettings.Host + ":" + proxySettings.Port);
                 case ProxyType.Socks5:
-                    return new SocksWebProxy(new ProxyConfig(IPAddress.Loopback, GetNextFreePort(), GetProxyIpAddress(proxySettings.Host), proxySettings.Port, ProxyConfig.SocksVersion.Five, proxySettings.Username, proxySettings.Password), false);
+                    return new Uri("socks5://" + proxySettings.Host + ":" + proxySettings.Port);
+                default:
+                    return null;
             }
-
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        private static IPAddress GetProxyIpAddress(string host)
-        {
-            IPAddress ipAddress;
-            if (!IPAddress.TryParse(host, out ipAddress))
-            {
-                try
-                {
-                    ipAddress = Dns.GetHostEntry(host).AddressList.OrderByDescending(a => a.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork).First();
-                }
-                catch (Exception e)
-                {
-                    throw new InvalidOperationException(string.Format("Unable to resolve proxy hostname '{0}' to a valid IP address.", host), e);
-                }
-            }
-
-            return ipAddress;
-        }
-
-        private static int GetNextFreePort()
-        {
-            var listener = new TcpListener(IPAddress.Loopback, 0);
-            listener.Start();
-            var port = ((IPEndPoint)listener.LocalEndpoint).Port;
-            listener.Stop();
-
-            return port;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Sonarr.Common.csproj b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Sonarr.Common.csproj
index 89ebdb588..1cc78b3e5 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Common/Sonarr.Common.csproj
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Common/Sonarr.Common.csproj
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="DryIoc.dll" Version="4.8.6" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="6.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="DotNet4.SocksProxy" Version="1.4.0.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="12.0.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog" Version="4.7.14" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog.Targets.Syslog" Version="6.0.3" />