diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 669e7af11b..ab7718d825 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1008,7 +1008,6 @@ with_gost
 with_eddsa
 with_aes
 with_cc_alg
-enable_openssl_version_check
 enable_openssl_hash
 enable_crypto_rand
 with_lmdb
@@ -1700,8 +1699,6 @@ Optional Features:
   --enable-devpoll        use /dev/poll when available [default=yes]
   --enable-threads        enable multithreading
   --enable-native-pkcs11  use native PKCS11 for all crypto [default=no]
-  --enable-openssl-version-check
-                          check OpenSSL version [default=yes]
   --enable-openssl-hash   use OpenSSL for hash functions [default=yes]
   --enable-crypto-rand    use the crypto provider for random [default=yes]
   --enable-largefile      64-bit file support
@@ -16511,62 +16508,6 @@ fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 
-# Check whether --enable-openssl-version-check was given.
-if test "${enable_openssl_version_check+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_openssl_version_check;
-fi
-
-case "$enable_openssl_version_check" in
-yes|'')
-		{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking OpenSSL library version" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking OpenSSL library version... " >&6; }
-		if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: assuming target platform has compatible version" >&5
-$as_echo "assuming target platform has compatible version" >&6; }
-else
-  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <openssl/opensslv.h>
-int main() {
-	if ((OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x009070cfL &&
-	     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x00908000L) ||
-	     (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x0090804fL &&
-	     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10002000L) ||
-	     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x1000205fL)
-		return (0);
-	printf("\n\nFound   OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER %#010lx\n",
-		OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER);
-	printf("Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x009070cf or greater (0.9.7l)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x0090804f or greater (0.9.8d)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x1000000f or greater (1.0.0)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x1000100f or greater (1.0.1)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x1000205f or greater (1.0.2e)\n\n");
-	return (1);
-}
-
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"; then :
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: ok" >&5
-$as_echo "ok" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not compatible" >&5
-$as_echo "not compatible" >&6; }
-		 OPENSSL_WARNING=yes
-
-fi
-rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
-  conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-
-;;
-no)
-	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Skipped OpenSSL version check" >&5
-$as_echo "Skipped OpenSSL version check" >&6; }
-;;
-esac
-
 	{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for OpenSSL FIPS mode support" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for OpenSSL FIPS mode support... " >&6; }
 	have_fips_mode=""
@@ -26680,31 +26621,6 @@ not have DNSSEC support. Use --with-openssl, or --with-pkcs11 and
 EOF
 fi
 
-if test "X$OPENSSL_WARNING" != "X"; then
-cat << \EOF
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         Your OpenSSL crypto library may be vulnerable to        WARNING
-WARNING         one or more of the the following known security         WARNING
-WARNING         flaws:                                                  WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         CAN-2002-0659, CAN-2006-4339, CVE-2006-2937,            WARNING
-WARNING         CVE-2006-2940 and CVE-2015-3193.                        WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         It is recommended that you upgrade to OpenSSL           WARNING
-WARNING         version 1.0.2e/1.0.1/1.0.0/0.9.9/0.9.8d/0.9.7l          WARNING
-WARNING		(or greater).                                           WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         You can disable this warning by specifying:             WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING               --disable-openssl-version-check          	        WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-EOF
-fi
-
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diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6cc42b59e8..29b647f7c4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1688,43 +1688,6 @@ DSO_METHOD_dlfcn();
 		],
 		[AC_MSG_RESULT(assuming it does work on target platform)]
 		)
-		 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(openssl-version-check,
-	      [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-openssl-version-check],
-			      [check OpenSSL version @<:@default=yes@:>@])])
-case "$enable_openssl_version_check" in
-yes|'')
-		AC_MSG_CHECKING(OpenSSL library version)
-		AC_TRY_RUN([
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <openssl/opensslv.h>
-int main() {
-	if ((OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x009070cfL &&
-	     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x00908000L) ||
-	     (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x0090804fL &&
-	     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10002000L) ||
-	     OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x1000205fL)
-		return (0);
-	printf("\n\nFound   OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER %#010lx\n",
-		OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER);
-	printf("Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x009070cf or greater (0.9.7l)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x0090804f or greater (0.9.8d)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x1000000f or greater (1.0.0)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x1000100f or greater (1.0.1)\n"
-	       "Require OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER 0x1000205f or greater (1.0.2e)\n\n");
-	return (1);
-}
-		],
-		[AC_MSG_RESULT(ok)],
-		[AC_MSG_RESULT(not compatible)
-		 OPENSSL_WARNING=yes
-		],
-		[AC_MSG_RESULT(assuming target platform has compatible version)])
-;;
-no)
-	AC_MSG_RESULT(Skipped OpenSSL version check)
-;;
-esac
 
 	AC_MSG_CHECKING(for OpenSSL FIPS mode support)
 	have_fips_mode=""
@@ -5557,31 +5520,6 @@ not have DNSSEC support. Use --with-openssl, or --with-pkcs11 and
 EOF
 fi
 
-if test "X$OPENSSL_WARNING" != "X"; then
-cat << \EOF
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         Your OpenSSL crypto library may be vulnerable to        WARNING
-WARNING         one or more of the the following known security         WARNING
-WARNING         flaws:                                                  WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         CAN-2002-0659, CAN-2006-4339, CVE-2006-2937,            WARNING
-WARNING         CVE-2006-2940 and CVE-2015-3193.                        WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         It is recommended that you upgrade to OpenSSL           WARNING
-WARNING         version 1.0.2e/1.0.1/1.0.0/0.9.9/0.9.8d/0.9.7l          WARNING
-WARNING		(or greater).                                           WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING         You can disable this warning by specifying:             WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING               --disable-openssl-version-check          	        WARNING
-WARNING                                                                 WARNING
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING
-EOF
-fi
-
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 # Local Variables:
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