diff --git a/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 0958be8c..43e8b6c0 100644
--- a/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -286,7 +286,6 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
 				auto meta = MMC->metacache()->resolveEntry("skins", profile.name + ".png");
 				auto action = CacheDownload::make(
 					QUrl("http://" + URLConstants::SKINS_BASE + profile.name + ".png"), meta);
-				action->m_followRedirects = true;
 				skin_dls.append(action);
 				meta->stale = true;
 			}
diff --git a/gui/pages/LegacyJarModPage.cpp b/gui/pages/LegacyJarModPage.cpp
index 0d480d80..023ebb2a 100644
--- a/gui/pages/LegacyJarModPage.cpp
+++ b/gui/pages/LegacyJarModPage.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@ void LegacyJarModPage::on_addForgeBtn_clicked()
 		{
 			NetJob *fjob = new NetJob("Forge download");
 			auto cacheDl = CacheDownload::make(forge->universal_url, entry);
-			cacheDl->m_followRedirects = true;
 			fjob->addNetAction(cacheDl);
 			ProgressDialog dlg(this);
 			dlg.exec(fjob);
diff --git a/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.cpp b/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.cpp
index d51240cc..b6bbbd7f 100644
--- a/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.cpp
+++ b/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.cpp
@@ -58,28 +58,25 @@ void ByteArrayDownload::downloadError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error)
 
 void ByteArrayDownload::downloadFinished()
 {
-	if (m_followRedirects)
+	QVariant redirect = m_reply->header(QNetworkRequest::LocationHeader);
+	QString redirectURL;
+	if(redirect.isValid())
 	{
-		QVariant redirect = m_reply->header(QNetworkRequest::LocationHeader);
-		QString redirectURL;
-		if(redirect.isValid())
-		{
-			redirectURL = redirect.toString();
-		}
-		// FIXME: This is a hack for https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-41061
-		else if(m_reply->hasRawHeader("Location"))
-		{
-			auto data = m_reply->rawHeader("Location");
-			if(data.size() > 2 && data[0] == '/' && data[1] == '/')
-				redirectURL = m_reply->url().scheme() + ":" + data;
-		}
-		if (!redirectURL.isEmpty())
-		{
-			m_url = QUrl(redirect.toString());
-			QLOG_INFO() << "Following redirect to " << m_url.toString();
-			start();
-			return;
-		}
+		redirectURL = redirect.toString();
+	}
+	// FIXME: This is a hack for https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-41061
+	else if(m_reply->hasRawHeader("Location"))
+	{
+		auto data = m_reply->rawHeader("Location");
+		if(data.size() > 2 && data[0] == '/' && data[1] == '/')
+			redirectURL = m_reply->url().scheme() + ":" + data;
+	}
+	if (!redirectURL.isEmpty())
+	{
+		m_url = QUrl(redirect.toString());
+		QLOG_INFO() << "Following redirect to " << m_url.toString();
+		start();
+		return;
 	}
 
 	// if the download succeeded
diff --git a/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.h b/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.h
index a1c82478..691f32ae 100644
--- a/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.h
+++ b/logic/net/ByteArrayDownload.h
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ public:
 
 	QString m_errorString;
 
-	bool m_followRedirects = false;
-
 public
 slots:
 	virtual void start();
diff --git a/logic/net/CacheDownload.cpp b/logic/net/CacheDownload.cpp
index 23214a98..b2fa4a12 100644
--- a/logic/net/CacheDownload.cpp
+++ b/logic/net/CacheDownload.cpp
@@ -101,28 +101,25 @@ void CacheDownload::downloadError(QNetworkReply::NetworkError error)
 }
 void CacheDownload::downloadFinished()
 {
-	if (m_followRedirects)
+	QVariant redirect = m_reply->header(QNetworkRequest::LocationHeader);
+	QString redirectURL;
+	if(redirect.isValid())
 	{
-		QVariant redirect = m_reply->header(QNetworkRequest::LocationHeader);
-		QString redirectURL;
-		if(redirect.isValid())
-		{
-			redirectURL = redirect.toString();
-		}
-		// FIXME: This is a hack for https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-41061
-		else if(m_reply->hasRawHeader("Location"))
-		{
-			auto data = m_reply->rawHeader("Location");
-			if(data.size() > 2 && data[0] == '/' && data[1] == '/')
-				redirectURL = m_reply->url().scheme() + ":" + data;
-		}
-		if (!redirectURL.isEmpty())
-		{
-			m_url = QUrl(redirect.toString());
-			QLOG_INFO() << "Following redirect to " << m_url.toString();
-			start();
-			return;
-		}
+		redirectURL = redirect.toString();
+	}
+	// FIXME: This is a hack for https://bugreports.qt-project.org/browse/QTBUG-41061
+	else if(m_reply->hasRawHeader("Location"))
+	{
+		auto data = m_reply->rawHeader("Location");
+		if(data.size() > 2 && data[0] == '/' && data[1] == '/')
+			redirectURL = m_reply->url().scheme() + ":" + data;
+	}
+	if (!redirectURL.isEmpty())
+	{
+		m_url = QUrl(redirect.toString());
+		QLOG_INFO() << "Following redirect to " << m_url.toString();
+		start();
+		return;
 	}
 
 	// if the download succeeded
diff --git a/logic/net/CacheDownload.h b/logic/net/CacheDownload.h
index 0dbbef4c..07b6701d 100644
--- a/logic/net/CacheDownload.h
+++ b/logic/net/CacheDownload.h
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ private:
 	bool wroteAnyData = false;
 
 public:
-	bool m_followRedirects = false;
-
 	explicit CacheDownload(QUrl url, MetaEntryPtr entry);
 	static CacheDownloadPtr make(QUrl url, MetaEntryPtr entry)
 	{