--- a/tests/run-tests.py	Sun Mar 07 22:48:01 2010 +0100
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py	Tue Dec 29 19:02:26 2009 -0200
@@ -848,6 +848,7 @@
     os.environ["EMAIL"] = "Foo Bar <foo.bar@example.com>"
     os.environ['CDPATH'] = ''
     os.environ['COLUMNS'] = '80'
+    os.environ['http_proxy'] = ''
 
     global TESTDIR, HGTMP, INST, BINDIR, PYTHONDIR, COVERAGE_FILE
     TESTDIR = os.environ["TESTDIR"] = os.getcwd()