diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/RepositoryHelper.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/RepositoryHelper.java
index 6961dc4f1166..61561edc4a0f 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/RepositoryHelper.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/plugins/RepositoryHelper.java
@@ -95,26 +95,14 @@ public class RepositoryHelper {
 
   @NotNull
   public static List<IdeaPluginDescriptor> loadPlugins(@Nullable String repositoryUrl, @Nullable ProgressIndicator indicator) throws IOException {
-    boolean forceHttps = repositoryUrl == null && IdeaApplication.isLoaded() && UpdateSettings.getInstance().canUseSecureConnection();
-    return loadPlugins(repositoryUrl, null, forceHttps, indicator);
+    return loadPlugins(repositoryUrl, null, indicator);
   }
   
-  /**
-   * Loads list of plugins, compatible with a given build, from a given plugin repository (main repository if null).
-   */
   @NotNull
   public static List<IdeaPluginDescriptor> loadPlugins(@Nullable String repositoryUrl,
                                                        @Nullable BuildNumber buildnumber,
                                                        @Nullable ProgressIndicator indicator) throws IOException {
     boolean forceHttps = repositoryUrl == null && IdeaApplication.isLoaded() && UpdateSettings.getInstance().canUseSecureConnection();
-    return loadPlugins(repositoryUrl, buildnumber, forceHttps, indicator);
-  }
-
-  @NotNull
-  public static List<IdeaPluginDescriptor> loadPlugins(@Nullable String repositoryUrl,
-                                                       @Nullable BuildNumber buildnumber,
-                                                       boolean forceHttps,
-                                                       @Nullable ProgressIndicator indicator) throws IOException {
     return loadPlugins(repositoryUrl, buildnumber, null, forceHttps, indicator);
   }
 
diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.kt b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.kt
index 2061934fb44b..2c1a5598d515 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.kt
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateChecker.kt
@@ -221,8 +221,7 @@ object UpdateChecker {
 
     outer@ for (host in hosts) {
       try {
-        val forceHttps = host == null && updateSettings.canUseSecureConnection()
-        val list = RepositoryHelper.loadPlugins(host, buildNumber, forceHttps, indicator)
+        val list = RepositoryHelper.loadPlugins(host, buildNumber, indicator)
         for (descriptor in list) {
           val id = descriptor.pluginId
           if (updateable.containsKey(id)) {