diff --git a/caddyhttp/proxy/proxy_test.go b/caddyhttp/proxy/proxy_test.go
index 9ccda845..6ba05000 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyfile"
 	"github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/httpserver"
-	"github.com/mholt/caddy/caddyhttp/staticfiles"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/websocket"
 )
@@ -995,8 +994,6 @@ func TestProxyDirectorURL(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("case %d failed to create request: %s", i, err)
 			continue
 		}
-		req = req.WithContext(context.WithValue(req.Context(),
-			staticfiles.URLPathCtxKey, c.originalPath))
 
 		NewSingleHostReverseProxy(targetURL, c.without, 0).Director(req)
 		if expect, got := c.expectURL, req.URL.String(); expect != got {
diff --git a/caddyhttp/proxy/reverseproxy.go b/caddyhttp/proxy/reverseproxy.go
index 56d3de47..056a1942 100644
--- a/caddyhttp/proxy/reverseproxy.go
+++ b/caddyhttp/proxy/reverseproxy.go
@@ -159,12 +159,7 @@ func NewSingleHostReverseProxy(target *url.URL, without string, keepalive int) *
 				prefer(target.RawPath, target.Path),
 				prefer(req.URL.RawPath, req.URL.Path))
 		}
-		req.URL.Path = singleJoiningSlash(target.Path,
-			prefer(untouchedPath, req.URL.Path))
-		// req.URL.Path must be consistent with decoded form of req.URL.RawPath if any
-		if req.URL.RawPath != "" && req.URL.RawPath != req.URL.EscapedPath() {
-			panic("RawPath doesn't match Path")
-		}
+		req.URL.Path = singleJoiningSlash(target.Path, req.URL.Path)
 
 		// Trims the path of the socket from the URL path.
 		// This is done because req.URL passed to your proxied service