diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java
index 1b00b01596..9f54ce1edd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ static GitHubConnector create(String defaultConnectorProperty) {
         } else if (defaultConnectorProperty.equalsIgnoreCase("httpclient")) {
             return new HttpClientGitHubConnector();
         } else if (defaultConnectorProperty.equalsIgnoreCase("default")) {
-            try {
-                return new HttpClientGitHubConnector();
-            } catch (UnsupportedOperationException | LinkageError e) {
-                return new GitHubConnectorHttpConnectorAdapter(HttpConnector.DEFAULT);
-            }
+            // try {
+            return new HttpClientGitHubConnector();
+            // } catch (UnsupportedOperationException | LinkageError e) {
+            // return new GitHubConnectorHttpConnectorAdapter(HttpConnector.DEFAULT);
+            // }
         } else {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                     "Property 'test.github.connector' must reference a valid built-in connector - okhttp, okhttpconnector, urlconnection, or default.");