diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
index 1872ed08ca..c80d3229cd 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(WiFiClient &client, String host, uint16_t port, String ur
 #ifdef HTTPCLIENT_1_1_COMPATIBLE
 bool HTTPClient::begin(String url, String httpsFingerprint)
 {
-    _canReuse = false;
     end();
 
     _port = 443;
@@ -214,7 +213,6 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(String url, String httpsFingerprint)
 
 bool HTTPClient::begin(String url, const uint8_t httpsFingerprint[20])
 {
-    _canReuse = false;
     end();
 
     _port = 443;
@@ -237,7 +235,6 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(String url, const uint8_t httpsFingerprint[20])
  */
 bool HTTPClient::begin(String url)
 {
-    _canReuse = false;
     end();
 
     _port = 80;
@@ -299,7 +296,6 @@ bool HTTPClient::beginInternal(String url, const char* expectedProtocol)
 #ifdef HTTPCLIENT_1_1_COMPATIBLE
 bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri)
 {
-    _canReuse = false;
     end();
 
     clear();
@@ -325,7 +321,6 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri, bool https, Strin
 
 bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri, String httpsFingerprint)
 {
-    _canReuse = false;
     end();
 
     clear();
@@ -343,7 +338,6 @@ bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri, String httpsFinge
 
 bool HTTPClient::begin(String host, uint16_t port, String uri, const uint8_t httpsFingerprint[20])
 {
-    _canReuse = false;
     end();
 
     clear();