--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml 
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 [dependencies.log]
 version = "0.4"
 
-[dependencies.openssl]
-version = "0.10"
-optional = true
-
 [dependencies.url]
 version = "2"
 [dev-dependencies.fdlimit]
@@ -48,4 +44,3 @@
 
 [features]
 default = []
-ssl = ["openssl"]