diff --git a/plugins/github/src/META-INF/plugin.xml b/plugins/github/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
index 8baf48bf6eee..99ca228f939c 100644
--- a/plugins/github/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
+++ b/plugins/github/src/META-INF/plugin.xml
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
     <vcsAnnotationGutterActionProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.github.extensions.GithubAnnotationGutterActionProvider" />
     <checkoutCompletedListener implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.github.extensions.GithubCheckoutListener" order="after PlatformProjectCheckoutListener"/>
     <vcsConfigurableProvider implementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.github.ui.GithubSettingsConfigurable"/>
-
-    <applicationService serviceInterface="org.jetbrains.plugins.github.util.GithubSslSupport"
-                        serviceImplementation="org.jetbrains.plugins.github.util.GithubSslSupport"/>
   </extensions>
 
   <extensions defaultExtensionNs="Git4Idea">