diff --git a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
index 08b5eb16e..71d3f1972 100644
--- a/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
+++ b/dns/ddclient/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/ddclient/ddclient.conf
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ wildcard=yes, \
 {%            if account.username %}
 login={{account.username}}, \
 {%            endif %}
-{%        if account.force_ssl|default('0') == '1' %}
-ssl=yes, \
-{%        endif %}
 password={{account.password}} \
 {{account.hostnames}}