diff --git a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
index 82f16d46..1879be63 100644
--- a/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
+++ b/bench/config/templates/nginx.conf
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ server {
 	proxy_busy_buffers_size 256k;
 
 	{% if ssl_certificate and ssl_certificate_key %}
-	ssl on;
 	ssl_certificate      {{ ssl_certificate }};
 	ssl_certificate_key  {{ ssl_certificate_key }};
 	ssl_session_timeout  5m;