diff --git a/cpp/overlays/openssl/portfile.cmake b/cpp/overlays/openssl/portfile.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 065116c276adc..0000000000000
--- a/cpp/overlays/openssl/portfile.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-set(VCPKG_POLICY_EMPTY_PACKAGE enabled)
diff --git a/cpp/overlays/openssl/vcpkg.json b/cpp/overlays/openssl/vcpkg.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 47f0999a75e57..0000000000000
--- a/cpp/overlays/openssl/vcpkg.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "name": "openssl",
-    "version": "1.0.2"
-}