diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index 037f360240..c50db15639 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -838,13 +838,6 @@ static int slap_open_listener(
 #else
 	l.sl_is_tls = ldap_pvt_url_scheme2tls( lud->lud_scheme );
 
-	if ( l.sl_is_tls && !slap_tls_ctx ) {
-		Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY,
-			"daemon: TLS not configured (%s)\n",
-			url, 0, 0 );
-		ldap_free_urldesc( lud );
-		return -1;
-	}
 	if(! lud->lud_port ) {
 		lud->lud_port = l.sl_is_tls ? LDAPS_PORT : LDAP_PORT;
 	}