diff --git a/lib/excon/ssl_socket.rb b/lib/excon/ssl_socket.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/excon/ssl_socket.rb
+++ b/lib/excon/ssl_socket.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ module Excon
 
       # create ssl context
       ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
-      ssl_context.ssl_version = 'SSLv3'
 
       if params[:ssl_verify_peer]
         # turn verification on
loosen ssl version requirement, leave it up to server to negotiate

closes #<I>