diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d4add4172..c56cb21d1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ variables:
   RUSTFLAGS: ""
   CARGOFLAGS: ""
   CI_SERVER_NAME: "GitLab CI"
-  LIBSSL: "libssl1.0.0 (>=1.0.0)"
 cache:
   key: "$CI_BUILD_STAGE-$CI_BUILD_REF_NAME"
   paths:
@@ -40,7 +39,6 @@ linux-debian:
     - stable
     - triggers
   script:
-    - export LIBSSL="libssl1.1 (>=1.1.0)"
     - scripts/gitlab-build.sh x86_64-unknown-debian-gnu x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu amd64 gcc g++ debian
   tags:
     - rust-debian
diff --git a/scripts/gitlab-build.sh b/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
index 7a9fab412..d9961fbfd 100755
--- a/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/gitlab-build.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ echo "Build identifier:   " $IDENT
 echo "Cargo target:       " $PLATFORM
 echo "CC&CXX flags:       " $CC ", " $CXX
 echo "Architecture:       " $ARC
-echo "Libssl version:     " $LIBSSL
 echo "Parity version:     " $VER
 echo "Branch:             " $CI_BUILD_REF_NAME
 echo "--------------------"
@@ -136,8 +135,6 @@ case $BUILD_PLATFORM in
     ;;
   x86_64-unknown-debian-gnu)
     STRIP_BIN="strip"
-    LIBSSL="libssl1.1 (>=1.1.0)"
-    echo "Use libssl1.1 (>=1.1.0) for Debian builds"
     build
     strip_binaries
     calculate_checksums