diff --git a/src/settings.rs b/src/settings.rs
index 5fef6b4..16a4ba7 100644
--- a/src/settings.rs
+++ b/src/settings.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ impl Settings {
         }
 
         let mut settings: Settings = s.build()?.try_deserialize::<Settings>()?;
-        settings.check_url();
 
         if settings.cache.is_none() {
             let tmp = env::temp_dir().join("libmedium_cache_path");
@@ -88,11 +87,6 @@ impl Settings {
         Ok(settings)
     }
 
-    #[cfg(not(tarpaulin_include))]
-    fn check_url(&self) {
-        Url::parse(&self.source_code).expect("Please enter a URL for source_code in settings");
-    }
-
     #[cfg(not(tarpaulin_include))]
     pub fn get_ip(&self) -> String {
         format!("{}:{}", self.ip, self.port)