diff --git a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
index 0f32793b7..a0d8e9d0a 100644
--- a/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/optionsdialog.cpp
@@ -1358,7 +1358,6 @@ void OptionsDialog::toggleComboRatioLimitAct()
 void OptionsDialog::enableForceProxy(bool enable)
 {
     m_ui->checkUPnP->setEnabled(!enable);
-    m_ui->checkDHT->setEnabled(!enable);
     m_ui->checkLSD->setEnabled(!enable);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html b/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html
index d7dc168aa..18a6e35ff 100644
--- a/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html
+++ b/src/webui/www/private/preferences_content.html
@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@
     updateForceProxySettings = function() {
         var isForceProxyEnabled = (!$('force_proxy_checkbox').getProperty('disabled')) && ($('force_proxy_checkbox').getProperty('checked'));
         $('upnp_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', isForceProxyEnabled);
-        $('dht_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', isForceProxyEnabled);
         $('lsd_checkbox').setProperty('disabled', isForceProxyEnabled);
     };