diff --git a/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php b/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php
index cee0670c0..afb942850 100644
--- a/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php
+++ b/src/Composer/Util/RemoteFilesystem.php
@@ -561,11 +561,7 @@ class RemoteFilesystem
 
         // Setup remaining TLS options - the matching may need monitoring, esp. www vs none in CN
         if ($this->disableTls === false && PHP_VERSION_ID < 50600) {
-            if (!preg_match('{^https?://}', $this->fileUrl)) {
-                $host = $originUrl;
-            } else {
-                $host = parse_url($this->fileUrl, PHP_URL_HOST);
-            }
+            $host = parse_url($this->fileUrl, PHP_URL_HOST);
 
             if ($host === 'github.com' || $host === 'api.github.com') {
                 $host = '*.github.com';