diff --git a/ssl/ssltest.c b/ssl/ssltest.c
index fb51dddc44963374fbd333b589ea189e697e3b69..89fb44a4ca249afc8daf69777ba0b5cbbd57f09a 100644
--- a/ssl/ssltest.c
+++ b/ssl/ssltest.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         }
 #endif
         else if (strcmp(*argv, "-tls1") == 0) {
-            no_protocol = 1;
             tls1 = 1;
         } else if (strcmp(*argv, "-ssl3") == 0) {
 #ifdef OPENSSL_NO_SSL3_METHOD