diff --git a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/AcmeClient/lighttpd-acme-challenge.conf b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/AcmeClient/lighttpd-acme-challenge.conf
index 711dd073a..c83c827b4 100644
--- a/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/AcmeClient/lighttpd-acme-challenge.conf
+++ b/security/acme-client/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/AcmeClient/lighttpd-acme-challenge.conf
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ server.bind = "127.0.0.1"
 server.port = {{OPNsense.AcmeClient.settings.challengePort}}
 $SERVER["socket"]  == "127.0.0.1:{{OPNsense.AcmeClient.settings.challengePort}}" { }
 
-# ssl configuration
-ssl.engine = "disable"
-
 # to help the rc.scripts
 server.pid-file = "/var/run/lighttpd-acme-challenge.pid"