diff --git a/src/rdkafka_ssl.c b/src/rdkafka_ssl.c
index 35c1fac7f8..9e1f7fdcc8 100644
--- a/src/rdkafka_ssl.c
+++ b/src/rdkafka_ssl.c
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <wincrypt.h>
 #pragma comment(lib, "crypt32.lib")
-#pragma comment(lib, "libcrypto.lib")
-#pragma comment(lib, "libssl.lib")
 #endif
 
 #include <openssl/x509.h>