diff --git a/crates/aim-downloader/src/https.rs b/crates/aim-downloader/src/https.rs
index a2fea8c70130..2c779040fd81 100644
--- a/crates/aim-downloader/src/https.rs
+++ b/crates/aim-downloader/src/https.rs
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ impl HTTPSHandler {
     }
 
     async fn _get(input: &str, output: &str, bar: &mut WrappedBar) -> Result<(), DownloadError> {
-        let parsed_address = ParsedAddress::parse_address(input, bar.silent);
         let (mut out, mut downloaded) = io::get_output(output, bar.silent);
 
         let res = Client::new()
@@ -132,7 +131,6 @@ impl HTTPSHandler {
                 reqwest::header::USER_AGENT,
                 reqwest::header::HeaderValue::from_static(CLIENT_ID),
             )
-            .basic_auth(parsed_address.username, Some(parsed_address.password))
             .send()
             .await
             .and_then(|r| r.error_for_status())