diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c4b60398be..b1492deba4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -880,14 +880,6 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([EMBEDDED_UNIVALUE],[test x$need_bundled_univalue = xyes])
 AC_SUBST(UNIVALUE_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(UNIVALUE_LIBS)
 
-CXXFLAGS_TEMP="$CXXFLAGS"
-LIBS_TEMP="$LIBS"
-CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $SSL_CFLAGS $CRYPTO_CFLAGS"
-LIBS="$LIBS $SSL_LIBS $CRYPTO_LIBS"
-AC_CHECK_HEADER([openssl/ec.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR(OpenSSL ec header missing),)
-CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS_TEMP"
-LIBS="$LIBS_TEMP"
-
 BITCOIN_QT_PATH_PROGS([PROTOC], [protoc],$protoc_bin_path)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to build bitcoind])