diff --git a/deps/openssl/openssl.gypi b/deps/openssl/openssl.gypi
index af08a33c9c445b..f590067c8d09c9 100644
--- a/deps/openssl/openssl.gypi
+++ b/deps/openssl/openssl.gypi
@@ -1292,13 +1292,11 @@
       # Set to ubuntu default path for convenience. If necessary,
       # override this at runtime with the SSL_CERT_DIR environment
       # variable.
-      'OPENSSLDIR="/System/Library/OpenSSL/"',
     ],
     'openssl_default_defines_linux_others': [
       # Set to ubuntu default path for convenience. If necessary,
       # override this at runtime with the SSL_CERT_DIR environment
       # variable.
-      'OPENSSLDIR="/etc/ssl"',
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi b/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi
index 30f5936981dcfd..3dedc5065bf415 100644
--- a/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi
+++ b/deps/openssl/openssl_common.gypi
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@
         'WARNING_CFLAGS': ['-Wno-missing-field-initializers']
       },
       'defines': [
-        'OPENSSLDIR="/System/Library/OpenSSL/"',
         'ENGINESDIR="/dev/null"',
       ],
     }, 'OS=="solaris"', {