diff --git a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
index 2fe489239..e892765fd 100644
--- a/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
+++ b/build_msvc/bitcoin_config.h
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@
    */
 #define HAVE_DECL_DAEMON 0
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the declaration of `EVP_MD_CTX_new', and to 0 if
-   you don't. */
-//#define HAVE_DECL_EVP_MD_CTX_NEW 1
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the declaration of `htobe16', and to 0 if you
    don't. */
 #define HAVE_DECL_HTOBE16 0
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 860329022..9f2942dc9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1303,13 +1303,6 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-save_CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS}"
-CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} ${CRYPTO_CFLAGS} ${SSL_CFLAGS}"
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([EVP_MD_CTX_new],,,[AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT
-#include <openssl/x509_vfy.h>
-])
-CXXFLAGS="${save_CXXFLAGS}"
-
 dnl RapidCheck property-based testing
 
 enable_property_tests=no