diff --git a/main/internal_functions.c.in b/main/internal_functions.c.in
index b0e541c7b9e..cc042554d3e 100644
--- a/main/internal_functions.c.in
+++ b/main/internal_functions.c.in
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
-#ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_EXT
-/* zlib typedefs free_func which causes problems if the SSL includes happen
- * after zlib.h is included */
-# include <openssl/ssl.h>
-#endif
-
 @EXT_INCLUDE_CODE@
 
 zend_module_entry *php_builtin_extensions[] = {