diff --git a/scrapy/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py b/scrapy/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py
index c71bfbcb8..614bac037 100644
--- a/scrapy/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py
+++ b/scrapy/tests/test_downloader_handlers.py
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ class HttpProxyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         def _test(response):
             self.assertEquals(response.status, 200)
             self.assertEquals(response.url, request.url)
-            self.assertEquals(response.body, 'https://example.com')
+            self.assertEquals(response.body, 'http://example.com')
 
         http_proxy = self.getURL('')
-        request = Request('https://example.com', meta={'proxy': http_proxy})
+        request = Request('http://example.com', meta={'proxy': http_proxy})
         return self.download_request(request, BaseSpider('foo')).addCallback(_test)
 
     def test_download_without_proxy(self):