diff --git a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
index a086a250..a58c3171 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ server {
 	root {{ sites_path }};
 
 	{% if ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key %}
-	ssl on;
 	ssl_certificate      {{ ssl_certificate }};
 	ssl_certificate_key  {{ ssl_certificate_key }};
 	ssl_session_timeout  5m;