diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java
index cfcf25b24f2..16c710e2ac8 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/MageFrame.java
@@ -949,11 +949,15 @@ public class MageFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame implements MageClient {
             } catch (SocketException ex) {
             }
             currentConnection.setUserIdStr(System.getProperty("user.name") + ":" + System.getProperty("os.name") + ":" + MagePreferences.getUserNames() + ":" + allMAC);
-            currentConnection.setProxyType(proxyType);
-            currentConnection.setProxyHost(proxyServer);
-            currentConnection.setProxyPort(proxyPort);
-            currentConnection.setProxyUsername(proxyUsername);
-            currentConnection.setProxyPassword(proxyPassword);
+            if (PreferencesDialog.NETWORK_ENABLE_PROXY_SUPPORT) {
+                currentConnection.setProxyType(proxyType);
+                currentConnection.setProxyHost(proxyServer);
+                currentConnection.setProxyPort(proxyPort);
+                currentConnection.setProxyUsername(proxyUsername);
+                currentConnection.setProxyPassword(proxyPassword);
+            } else {
+                currentConnection.setProxyType(ProxyType.NONE);
+            }
             setUserPrefsToConnection(currentConnection);
         }
 
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.form b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.form
index aeb23125b61..2fb5afdb761 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.form
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.form
@@ -3170,7 +3170,7 @@
               <Properties>
                 <Property name="border" type="javax.swing.border.Border" editor="org.netbeans.modules.form.editors2.BorderEditor">
                   <Border info="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.border.TitledBorderInfo">
-                    <TitledBorder title="Proxy for server connection and images download">
+                    <TitledBorder title="Proxy for server connection and images download (DO NOT SUPPORTED)">
                       <Border PropertyName="innerBorder" info="org.netbeans.modules.form.compat2.border.EtchedBorderInfo">
                         <EtchetBorder/>
                       </Border>
diff --git a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.java b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.java
index 0b3da3c3277..94238a49468 100644
--- a/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.java
+++ b/Mage.Client/src/main/java/mage/client/dialog/PreferencesDialog.java
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
 
     private static PreferencesDialog instance; // shared dialog instance
 
+    public static final boolean NETWORK_ENABLE_PROXY_SUPPORT = false; // TODO: delete proxy at all after few releases, 2025-02-09
+
     // WARNING, do not change const values - it must be same for compatibility with user's saved settings
     public static final String KEY_SHOW_TOOLTIPS_DELAY = "showTooltipsDelay";
     public static final String KEY_SHOW_CARD_NAMES = "showCardNames";
@@ -2795,7 +2797,7 @@ public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
 
         tabsPanel.addTab("Sounds", tabSounds);
 
-        connection_Proxy.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(), "Proxy for server connection and images download"));
+        connection_Proxy.setBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createTitledBorder(javax.swing.BorderFactory.createEtchedBorder(), "Proxy for server connection and images download (DO NOT SUPPORTED)"));
 
         cbProxyType.addActionListener(new java.awt.event.ActionListener() {
             public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {
@@ -3317,6 +3319,11 @@ public class PreferencesDialog extends javax.swing.JDialog {
             return;
         }
 
+        if (!NETWORK_ENABLE_PROXY_SUPPORT) {
+            connection.setProxyType(ProxyType.NONE);
+            return;
+        }
+
         connection.setProxyType(configProxyType);
         if (configProxyType != ProxyType.NONE) {
             String host = getCachedValue(KEY_PROXY_ADDRESS, "");
diff --git a/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConnectDialog.java b/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConnectDialog.java
index b0046e18c54..d2bb68b4c70 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConnectDialog.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConnectDialog.java
@@ -365,12 +365,17 @@ public class ConnectDialog extends JDialog {
         connection.setPort(Integer.parseInt(this.txtPort.getText()));
         connection.setAdminPassword(new String(txtPassword.getPassword()));
         connection.setUsername(SessionImpl.ADMIN_NAME);
-        connection.setProxyType((ProxyType) this.cbProxyType.getSelectedItem());
-        if (!this.cbProxyType.getSelectedItem().equals(ProxyType.NONE)) {
-            connection.setProxyHost(this.txtProxyServer.getText());
-            connection.setProxyPort(Integer.parseInt(this.txtProxyPort.getText()));
-            connection.setProxyUsername(this.txtProxyUserName.getText());
-            connection.setProxyPassword(new String(this.txtPasswordField.getPassword()));
+
+        if (false) { // TODO: delete proxy at all after few releases, 2025-02-09
+            connection.setProxyType((ProxyType) this.cbProxyType.getSelectedItem());
+            if (!this.cbProxyType.getSelectedItem().equals(ProxyType.NONE)) {
+                connection.setProxyHost(this.txtProxyServer.getText());
+                connection.setProxyPort(Integer.parseInt(this.txtProxyPort.getText()));
+                connection.setProxyUsername(this.txtProxyUserName.getText());
+                connection.setProxyPassword(new String(this.txtPasswordField.getPassword()));
+            }
+        } else {
+            connection.setProxyType(ProxyType.NONE);
         }
 
         logger.debug("connecting: " + connection.getProxyType() + ' ' + connection.getProxyHost() + ' ' + connection.getProxyPort());
diff --git a/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConsoleFrame.java b/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConsoleFrame.java
index 338b6761e25..3ad175c942a 100644
--- a/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConsoleFrame.java
+++ b/Mage.Server.Console/src/main/java/mage/server/console/ConsoleFrame.java
@@ -101,13 +101,18 @@ public class ConsoleFrame extends javax.swing.JFrame implements MageClient {
             newConnection.setPort(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().getInt("serverPort", 17171));
             newConnection.setUsername(SessionImpl.ADMIN_NAME);
             newConnection.setAdminPassword(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("password", ""));
-            newConnection.setProxyType(Connection.ProxyType.valueOf(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyType", "NONE").toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH)));
-            if (!newConnection.getProxyType().equals(Connection.ProxyType.NONE)) {
-                newConnection.setProxyHost(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyAddress", ""));
-                newConnection.setProxyPort(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().getInt("proxyPort", 0));
-                newConnection.setProxyUsername(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyUsername", ""));
-                newConnection.setProxyPassword(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyPassword", ""));
+            if (false) { // TODO: delete proxy at all after few releases, 2025-02-09
+                newConnection.setProxyType(Connection.ProxyType.valueOf(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyType", "NONE").toUpperCase(Locale.ENGLISH)));
+                if (!newConnection.getProxyType().equals(Connection.ProxyType.NONE)) {
+                    newConnection.setProxyHost(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyAddress", ""));
+                    newConnection.setProxyPort(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().getInt("proxyPort", 0));
+                    newConnection.setProxyUsername(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyUsername", ""));
+                    newConnection.setProxyPassword(ConsoleFrame.getPreferences().get("proxyPassword", ""));
+                }
+            } else {
+                newConnection.setProxyType(Connection.ProxyType.NONE);
             }
+
             status = connect(newConnection);
         }
         return status;