diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_common.cc b/src/crypto/crypto_common.cc
index 5796e96708ddc6..b40d84ea6cbb96 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_common.cc
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_common.cc
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ const char* GetServerName(SSL* ssl) {
 }
 
 bool SetGroups(SecureContext* sc, const char* groups) {
-  return SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list(**sc, groups) == 1;
+  return SSL_CTX_set1_groups_list(sc->ssl_ctx(), groups) == 1;
 }
 
 const char* X509ErrorCode(long err) {  // NOLINT(runtime/int)
diff --git a/src/crypto/crypto_context.h b/src/crypto/crypto_context.h
index d9b33a4736f13a..0d290eb8368f35 100644
--- a/src/crypto/crypto_context.h
+++ b/src/crypto/crypto_context.h
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class SecureContext final : public BaseObject {
   static void RegisterExternalReferences(ExternalReferenceRegistry* registry);
   static SecureContext* Create(Environment* env);
 
-  SSL_CTX* operator*() const { return ctx_.get(); }
-
   SSL_CTX* ssl_ctx() const { return ctx_.get(); }
 
   SSLPointer CreateSSL();