diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java
index 1f7d488036..1b00b01596 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnector.java
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ static GitHubConnector create(String defaultConnectorProperty) {
         } else if (defaultConnectorProperty.equalsIgnoreCase("httpclient")) {
             return new HttpClientGitHubConnector();
         } else if (defaultConnectorProperty.equalsIgnoreCase("default")) {
-            // try {
-            // return new HttpClientGitHubConnector();
-            // } catch (UnsupportedOperationException | LinkageError e) {
-            return new GitHubConnectorHttpConnectorAdapter(HttpConnector.DEFAULT);
-            // }
+            try {
+                return new HttpClientGitHubConnector();
+            } catch (UnsupportedOperationException | LinkageError e) {
+                return new GitHubConnectorHttpConnectorAdapter(HttpConnector.DEFAULT);
+            }
         } else {
             throw new IllegalStateException(
                     "Property 'test.github.connector' must reference a valid built-in connector - okhttp, okhttpconnector, urlconnection, or default.");
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnectorTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnectorTest.java
index 7469f64069..e7f66b1ff1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnectorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/internal/DefaultGitHubConnectorTest.java
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ public void testCreate() throws Exception {
 
         connector = DefaultGitHubConnector.create("default");
 
-        // Current implementation never uses httpclient for default.
-        usingHttpClient = false;
         if (usingHttpClient) {
             assertThat(connector, instanceOf(HttpClientGitHubConnector.class));
         } else {