diff --git a/util/mk1mf.pl b/util/mk1mf.pl
index 45d58ef26e9fa6c9afe1ee26d436a7d4e9035d95..48c71b8e0dd7a6f20f3b107a4f2aa997ea5c05dc 100755
--- a/util/mk1mf.pl
+++ b/util/mk1mf.pl
@@ -920,12 +920,6 @@ foreach (values %lib_nam)
 	$lib_obj=$lib_obj{$_};
 	local($slib)=$shlib;
 
-	if (($_ eq "SSL") && $no_ssl2 && $no_ssl3)
-		{
-		$rules.="\$(O_SSL):\n\n"; 
-		next;
-		}
-
 	$defs.=&do_defs(${_}."OBJ",$lib_obj,"\$(OBJ_D)",$obj);
 	$lib=($slib)?" \$(SHLIB_CFLAGS)".$shlib_ex_cflags{$_}:" \$(LIB_CFLAGS)";
 	$rules.=&do_compile_rule("\$(OBJ_D)",$lib_obj{$_},$lib);