diff --git a/dtool/Config.pp b/dtool/Config.pp
index 4cc10a8488..83a39989e0 100644
--- a/dtool/Config.pp
+++ b/dtool/Config.pp
@@ -461,8 +461,6 @@
 #define OPENSSL_LPATH /usr/local/ssl/lib
 #define OPENSSL_LIBS ssl crypto
 #defer HAVE_OPENSSL $[libtest $[OPENSSL_LPATH],$[OPENSSL_LIBS]]
-// Redefine this to empty if your version of OpenSSL is prior to 0.9.7.
-#define OPENSSL_097 1
 
 // Define this true to include the OpenSSL code to report verbose
 // error messages when they occur.
diff --git a/dtool/LocalSetup.pp b/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
index ea337886f4..0b25d53834 100644
--- a/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
+++ b/dtool/LocalSetup.pp
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ $[cdefine HAVE_ARTOOLKIT]
 
 /* Define if we have OpenSSL installed.  */
 $[cdefine HAVE_OPENSSL]
-$[cdefine OPENSSL_097]
 $[cdefine REPORT_OPENSSL_ERRORS]
 
 /* Define if we have libjpeg installed.  */