diff --git a/tools/venv.py b/tools/venv.py
index 4be597bd1..848f018cd 100755
--- a/tools/venv.py
+++ b/tools/venv.py
@@ -200,31 +200,9 @@ def install_packages(venv_name, pip_args):
     # Using the python executable from venv, we ensure to execute following commands in this venv.
     py_venv = get_venv_python_path(venv_name)
     subprocess_with_print([py_venv, os.path.abspath('tools/pipstrap.py')])
-    # We only use this value during pip install because:
-    # 1) We're really only adding it for installing cryptography, which happens here, and
-    # 2) There are issues with calling it along with VIRTUALENV_NO_DOWNLOAD, which applies at the
-    #    steps above, not during pip install.
-    env_pip_no_binary = os.environ.get('CERTBOT_PIP_NO_BINARY')
-    if env_pip_no_binary:
-        # Check OpenSSL version. If it's too low, don't apply the env variable.
-        openssl_version_string = str(subprocess_output_with_print(['openssl', 'version']))
-        matches = re.findall(r'OpenSSL ([^ ]+) ', openssl_version_string)
-        if not matches:
-            print('Could not find OpenSSL version, not setting PIP_NO_BINARY.')
-        else:
-            openssl_version = matches[0]
-
-            if LooseVersion(openssl_version) >= LooseVersion('1.0.2'):
-                print('Setting PIP_NO_BINARY to {0}'
-                      ' as specified in CERTBOT_PIP_NO_BINARY'.format(env_pip_no_binary))
-                os.environ['PIP_NO_BINARY'] = env_pip_no_binary
-            else:
-                print('Not setting PIP_NO_BINARY, as OpenSSL version is too old.')
     command = [py_venv, os.path.abspath('tools/pip_install.py')]
     command.extend(pip_args)
     subprocess_with_print(command)
-    if 'PIP_NO_BINARY' in os.environ:
-        del os.environ['PIP_NO_BINARY']
 
     if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(venv_name, 'bin')):
         # Linux/OSX specific