diff --git a/cmd/faucet/faucet.go b/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
index 5f16f2978e..75ec124c11 100644
--- a/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
+++ b/cmd/faucet/faucet.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"compress/zlib"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
@@ -698,11 +697,7 @@ func authTwitter(url string) (string, string, common.Address, error) {
 	}
 	defer res.Body.Close()
 
-	reader, err := zlib.NewReader(res.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", "", common.Address{}, err
-	}
-	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(res.Body)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", "", common.Address{}, err
 	}