diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 366e86b7da..8e9502a974 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ option(ENABLE_VULKAN "Enables Vulkan backend" ON)
 
 option(USE_DISCORD_PRESENCE "Enables Discord Rich Presence" OFF)
 
-option(USE_SYSTEM_SSL "Use system provided SSL library" OFF)
-
 # Default to a Release build
 get_property(IS_MULTI_CONFIG GLOBAL PROPERTY GENERATOR_IS_MULTI_CONFIG)
 if (NOT IS_MULTI_CONFIG AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
diff --git a/externals/CMakeLists.txt b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
index b8114f42ba..421b358909 100644
--- a/externals/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/externals/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ if (NOT LIBZIP_FOUND)
 endif()
 
 if (ENABLE_WEB_SERVICE)
-    if (USE_SYSTEM_SSL)
-        find_package(OpenSSL 1.1 REQUIRED)
+    find_package(OpenSSL 1.1)
+    if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
         set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES OpenSSL::SSL OpenSSL::Crypto)
     else()
         # LibreSSL