diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
index 32060cd3d..d65ae8576 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event_openssl.c
@@ -187,8 +187,6 @@ ngx_ssl_create(ngx_ssl_t *ssl, ngx_uint_t protocols, void *data)
         SSL_CTX_set_options(ssl->ctx, ngx_ssl_protocols[protocols >> 1]);
     }
 
-    SSL_CTX_set_mode(ssl->ctx, SSL_MODE_ACCEPT_MOVING_WRITE_BUFFER);
-
     SSL_CTX_set_read_ahead(ssl->ctx, 1);
 
     return NGX_OK;