diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 4f09b1dc565..a79c2a62bde 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -325,16 +325,10 @@ export function createApiFactoryAndRegisterActors(accessor: ServicesAccessor): I
 					return extHostUrls.createAppUri(uri);
 				}
 
-				const isHttp = matchesScheme(uri, Schemas.http) || matchesScheme(uri, Schemas.https);
-
-				if (!isHttp) {
-					checkProposedApiEnabled(extension); // https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/124263
-				}
-
 				try {
 					return await extHostWindow.asExternalUri(uri, { allowTunneling: !!initData.remote.authority });
 				} catch (err) {
-					if (isHttp) {
+					if (matchesScheme(uri, Schemas.http) || matchesScheme(uri, Schemas.https)) {
 						return uri;
 					}