diff --git a/deluge/ui/web/web.py b/deluge/ui/web/web.py
index bce168122..c2b5312e1 100644
--- a/deluge/ui/web/web.py
+++ b/deluge/ui/web/web.py
@@ -42,14 +42,8 @@ class Web(UI):
                            help=_("Port for web server to listen on"))
         group.add_argument("-b", "--base", metavar="<path>", action="store",
                            help=_("Set the base path that the ui is running on"))
-        try:
-            import OpenSSL
-            assert OpenSSL.__version__
-        except ImportError:
-            pass
-        else:
-            group.add_argument("--ssl", action="store_true", help=_("Force the web server to use SSL"))
-            group.add_argument("--no-ssl", action="store_true", help=_("Force the web server to disable SSL"))
+        group.add_argument("--ssl", action="store_true", help=_("Force the web server to use SSL"))
+        group.add_argument("--no-ssl", action="store_true", help=_("Force the web server to disable SSL"))
         self.parser.add_process_arg_group()
 
     @property