diff --git a/lbrynet/core/utils.py b/lbrynet/core/utils.py
index 76d542b36..9f508179e 100644
--- a/lbrynet/core/utils.py
+++ b/lbrynet/core/utils.py
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ def check_connection(server="www.lbry.io", port=80):
         return False
 
 
-def setup_certs_for_windows():
-    if getattr(sys, 'frozen', False) and os.name == "nt":
-        cert_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), "cacert.pem")
-        os.environ["REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE"] = cert_path
-
-
 def random_string(length=10, chars=string.ascii_lowercase):
     return ''.join([random.choice(chars) for _ in range(length)])
 
diff --git a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py
index d3893c7ac..ba9f95af2 100644
--- a/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py
+++ b/lbrynet/lbrynet_daemon/DaemonControl.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ def stop():
 
 
 def start():
-    utils.setup_certs_for_windows()
     conf.initialize_settings()
 
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Launch lbrynet-daemon")