diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6e9fd55d175..860329022a8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1240,7 +1240,6 @@ if test x$use_pkgconfig = xyes; then
   m4_ifdef(
     [PKG_CHECK_MODULES],
     [
-      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SSL], [libssl],, [AC_MSG_ERROR(openssl not found.)])
       PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CRYPTO], [libcrypto],,[AC_MSG_ERROR(libcrypto not found.)])
       if test x$use_qr != xno; then
         BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QR], [libqrencode], [have_qrencode=yes], [have_qrencode=no])])
@@ -1267,9 +1266,6 @@ else
   AC_CHECK_HEADER([openssl/crypto.h],,AC_MSG_ERROR(libcrypto headers missing))
   AC_CHECK_LIB([crypto],      [main],CRYPTO_LIBS=-lcrypto, AC_MSG_ERROR(libcrypto missing))
 
-  AC_CHECK_HEADER([openssl/ssl.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libssl headers missing),)
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([ssl],         [main],SSL_LIBS=-lssl, AC_MSG_ERROR(libssl missing))
-
   if test x$build_bitcoin_cli$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests != xnononono; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADER([event2/event.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent headers missing),)
     AC_CHECK_LIB([event],[main],EVENT_LIBS=-levent,AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent missing))
@@ -1596,7 +1592,6 @@ AC_SUBST(LEVELDB_TARGET_FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MINIUPNPC_CPPFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MINIUPNPC_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(CRYPTO_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(SSL_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(EVENT_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS)
 AC_SUBST(ZMQ_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ac1768914a9..2093ed15e29 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ else
 LIBUNIVALUE = $(UNIVALUE_LIBS)
 endif
 
-BITCOIN_INCLUDES=-I$(builddir) $(BDB_CPPFLAGS) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LEVELDB_CPPFLAGS) $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS) $(SSL_CFLAGS)
+BITCOIN_INCLUDES=-I$(builddir) $(BDB_CPPFLAGS) $(BOOST_CPPFLAGS) $(LEVELDB_CPPFLAGS) $(CRYPTO_CFLAGS)
 
 BITCOIN_INCLUDES += -I$(srcdir)/secp256k1/include
 BITCOIN_INCLUDES += $(UNIVALUE_CFLAGS)