--- a/Makefile.classic
+++ b/Makefile.classic
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ TCC = gcc -g -Os -Wall
 # FOSSIL_ENABLE_MINIZ = 1
 # TCC += -DFOSSIL_ENABLE_MINIZ
 
-# To add support for HTTPS
-TCC += -DFOSSIL_ENABLE_SSL
-
 #### Extra arguments for linking the finished binary.  Fossil needs
 #    to link against the Z-Lib compression library unless the miniz
 #    library in the source tree is being used.  There are no other
@@ -58,9 +55,6 @@ ZLIB_LIB.  = $(ZLIB_LIB.0)
 # If using zlib:
 LIB = $(ZLIB_LIB.$(FOSSIL_ENABLE_MINIZ)) $(LDFLAGS)
 
-# If using HTTPS:
-LIB += -lcrypto -lssl
-
 #### Tcl shell for use in running the fossil testsuite.  If you do not
 #    care about testing the end result, this can be blank.
 #