diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/iwara.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/iwara.py
index 8bfa28aeb..2b7995ce3 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/iwara.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/iwara.py
@@ -76,13 +76,9 @@ class IwaraIE(InfoExtractor):
             format_id = a_format.get('resolution')
             height = int_or_none(self._search_regex(
                 r'(\d+)p', format_id, 'height', default=None))
-            if a_format['uri'].startswith('//'):
-                uri = 'https:' + a_format['uri']
-            else:
-                uri = a_format['uri']
 
             formats.append({
-                'url': uri,
+                'url': self._proto_relative_url(a_format['uri'], 'https:'),
                 'format_id': format_id,
                 'ext': mimetype2ext(a_format.get('mime')) or 'mp4',
                 'height': height,