diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4d84aacce17b1..89c6a11108c9a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1096,9 +1096,6 @@ 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$build_bitcoin_utils$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))
@@ -1417,7 +1414,6 @@ 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 159812e847aaf..f7d7a5d377f34 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ bitcoind_LDADD = \
   $(LIBMEMENV) \
   $(LIBSECP256K1)
 
-bitcoind_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
+bitcoind_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
 
 # bitcoin-cli binary #
 bitcoin_cli_SOURCES = bitcoin-cli.cpp
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ bitcoin_cli_LDADD = \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO)
 
-bitcoin_cli_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
+bitcoin_cli_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
 #
 
 # bitcoin-tx binary #
diff --git a/src/Makefile.bench.include b/src/Makefile.bench.include
index 76177630ab9ae..4188381b203fc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.bench.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.bench.include
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if ENABLE_WALLET
 bench_bench_bitcoin_SOURCES += bench/coin_selection.cpp
 endif
 
-bench_bench_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
+bench_bench_bitcoin_LDADD += $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
 bench_bench_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 
 CLEAN_BITCOIN_BENCH = bench/*.gcda bench/*.gcno $(GENERATED_BENCH_FILES)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qt.include b/src/Makefile.qt.include
index c7a19631359b6..6dcfdf00fcfca 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qt.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qt.include
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ if ENABLE_ZMQ
 qt_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_ZMQ) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
 endif
 qt_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBLEVELDB_SSE42) $(LIBMEMENV) \
-  $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) \
+  $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) \
   $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
 qt_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 qt_bitcoin_qt_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(AM_LIBTOOLFLAGS) --tag CXX
diff --git a/src/Makefile.qttest.include b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
index 4b14212b2ebaf..a6ad9cb6b910a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.qttest.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.qttest.include
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_ZMQ) $(ZMQ_LIBS)
 endif
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(LIBBITCOIN_CRYPTO) $(LIBUNIVALUE) $(LIBLEVELDB) \
   $(LIBLEVELDB_SSE42) $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(QT_DBUS_LIBS) $(QT_TEST_LIBS) $(QT_LIBS) \
-  $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) \
+  $(QR_LIBS) $(PROTOBUF_LIBS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(LIBSECP256K1) \
   $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS) $(EVENT_LIBS)
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(QT_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS)
 qt_test_test_bitcoin_qt_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(QT_PIE_FLAGS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.test.include b/src/Makefile.test.include
index c4ee5f5fcc486..269a6ff805014 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.test.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.test.include
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) $(LIBBITCOIN_CLI) $(LIBBITCOIN_C
   $(LIBLEVELDB) $(LIBLEVELDB_SSE42) $(LIBMEMENV) $(BOOST_LIBS) $(BOOST_UNIT_TEST_FRAMEWORK_LIB) $(LIBSECP256K1) $(EVENT_LIBS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 
-test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(SSL_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(RAPIDCHECK_LIBS)
+test_test_bitcoin_LDADD += $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) $(BDB_LIBS) $(CRYPTO_LIBS) $(MINIUPNPC_LIBS) $(RAPIDCHECK_LIBS)
 test_test_bitcoin_LDFLAGS = $(RELDFLAGS) $(AM_LDFLAGS) $(LIBTOOL_APP_LDFLAGS) -static
 
 if ENABLE_ZMQ
diff --git a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
index df65a85fb5754..b3167821dc0e7 100644
--- a/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/test/test_main.cpp
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setApplicationName("Bitcoin-Qt-test");
 
-    SSL_library_init();
-
     URITests test1;
     if (QTest::qExec(&test1) != 0) {
         fInvalid = true;