diff --git a/lib/octokit/connection.rb b/lib/octokit/connection.rb
index a79850ed6..06cf19e05 100644
--- a/lib/octokit/connection.rb
+++ b/lib/octokit/connection.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ def connection(options={})
       options = {
         :authenticate     => true,
         :force_urlencoded => false,
-        :raw              => false,
-        :ssl              => { :verify => false }
+        :raw              => false
       }.merge(options)
 
       if !proxy.nil?