diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_connect.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_connect.c
index 7e503e3322..12b72a54c9 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_connect.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_connect.c
@@ -354,8 +354,6 @@ static int proxy_connect_handler(request_rec *r, proxy_worker *worker,
         if (proxyport && !tunnel->replied) {
             return rc;
         }
-        /* Custom log may need this, still */
-        r->status = rc;
     }
 
     /*
diff --git a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
index c729220f3b..91be06fc12 100644
--- a/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
+++ b/modules/proxy/mod_proxy_http.c
@@ -1539,9 +1539,6 @@ int ap_proxy_http_process_response(proxy_http_req_t *req)
             /* Let proxy tunnel forward everything within this thread */
             req->tunnel->timeout = req->idle_timeout;
             status = ap_proxy_tunnel_run(req->tunnel);
-            if (ap_is_HTTP_ERROR(status)) {
-                r->status = status;
-            }
 
             /* Report bytes exchanged by the backend */
             backend->worker->s->read +=