diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 16f0ae692..f8fd081b1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+	* force-proxy no longer disables DHT
 	* improve connect-boost feature, to make new torrents quickly connect peers
 
 1.1.9 release
diff --git a/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp b/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
index b08cccff4..b14947fd8 100644
--- a/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/settings_pack.hpp
@@ -609,9 +609,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 			// proxy_type and proxy_hostname settings. The listen sockets are
 			// closed, and incoming connections will only be accepted through a
 			// SOCKS5 or I2P proxy (if a peer proxy is set up and is run on the
-			// same machine as the tracker proxy). This setting also disabled peer
-			// country lookups, since those are done via DNS lookups that aren't
-			// supported by proxies.
+			// same machine as the tracker proxy).
 			force_proxy,
 
 			// if false, prevents libtorrent to advertise share-mode support
diff --git a/src/session_impl.cpp b/src/session_impl.cpp
index 698468794..49eb6e896 100644
--- a/src/session_impl.cpp
+++ b/src/session_impl.cpp
@@ -6526,9 +6526,6 @@ retry:
 		stop_lsd();
 		stop_upnp();
 		stop_natpmp();
-#ifndef TORRENT_DISABLE_DHT
-		stop_dht();
-#endif
 	}
 
 #ifndef TORRENT_NO_DEPRECATE