diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb
index 11a98ead5f..63a0a4e34e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/admin/base_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class BaseController < Alchemy::BaseController
       include Userstamp
       include Locale
 
-      before_action { enforce_ssl if ssl_required? && !request.ssl? }
       before_action :load_locked_pages
 
       helper_method :clipboard_empty?, :trash_empty?, :get_clipboard, :is_admin?
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ def render_errors_or_redirect(object, redirect_url, flash_notice)
       #
       def do_redirect_to(url_or_path)
         respond_to do |format|
-          format.js   {
+          format.js {
             @redirect_url = url_or_path
             render :redirect
           }
@@ -142,11 +141,11 @@ def load_locked_pages
       #
       def current_alchemy_site
         @current_alchemy_site ||= begin
-          site_id = params[:site_id] || session[:alchemy_site_id]
-          site = Site.find_by(id: site_id) || super
-          session[:alchemy_site_id] = site&.id
-          site
-        end
+            site_id = params[:site_id] || session[:alchemy_site_id]
+            site = Site.find_by(id: site_id) || super
+            session[:alchemy_site_id] = site&.id
+            site
+          end
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/alchemy/base_controller.rb b/app/controllers/alchemy/base_controller.rb
index 60b1eb6fd6..ea201d954d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/alchemy/base_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/alchemy/base_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class BaseController < ApplicationController
     include Alchemy::AbilityHelper
     include Alchemy::ControllerActions
     include Alchemy::Modules
-    include Alchemy::SSLProtection
 
     protect_from_forgery
 
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ def redirect_or_render_notice
           end
           format.html do
             render partial: "alchemy/admin/partials/flash",
-              locals: {message: flash[:warning], flash_type: "warning"}
+              locals: { message: flash[:warning], flash_type: "warning" }
           end
         end
       else
diff --git a/config/alchemy/config.yml b/config/alchemy/config.yml
index 63510d0c48..087122b3c4 100644
--- a/config/alchemy/config.yml
+++ b/config/alchemy/config.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 # == This is the global Alchemy configuration file
 #
 
-# === Require SSL for login form and all admin modules
-#
-# NOTE: You have to create a SSL certificate on your server to make this work
-#
-require_ssl: false
-
 # === Auto Log Out Time
 #
 # The amount of time of inactivity in minutes after which the user is kicked out of his current session.
diff --git a/lib/alchemy/ssl_protection.rb b/lib/alchemy/ssl_protection.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 6fb5eeee94..0000000000
--- a/lib/alchemy/ssl_protection.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module Alchemy
-  module SSLProtection
-    private
-
-    # Enforce ssl for login and all admin modules.
-    #
-    # Default is +false+
-    #
-    # === Usage
-    #
-    #   # config/alchemy/config.yml
-    #   ...
-    #   require_ssl: true
-    #   ...
-    #
-    # === Note
-    #
-    # You have to create a ssl certificate
-    # if you want to use the ssl protection.
-    #
-    def ssl_required?
-      !Rails.env.test? && Config.get(:require_ssl)
-    end
-
-    # Redirects current request to https.
-    def enforce_ssl
-      redirect_to url_for(request.params.merge(protocol: "https"))
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/alchemy_cms.rb b/lib/alchemy_cms.rb
index 79085fad40..c58403e2fe 100644
--- a/lib/alchemy_cms.rb
+++ b/lib/alchemy_cms.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ module Alchemy
 require_relative "alchemy/page_layout"
 require_relative "alchemy/paths"
 require_relative "alchemy/permissions"
-require_relative "alchemy/ssl_protection"
 require_relative "alchemy/resource"
 require_relative "alchemy/tinymce"
 require_relative "alchemy/taggable"
diff --git a/spec/features/security_spec.rb b/spec/features/security_spec.rb
index c7fad0a782..d04e93c233 100644
--- a/spec/features/security_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/security_spec.rb
@@ -9,18 +9,4 @@
       expect(current_path).to eq(Alchemy.login_path)
     end
   end
-
-  context "If ssl is enforced" do
-    before do
-      allow_any_instance_of(Alchemy::BaseController)
-        .to receive(:ssl_required?)
-        .and_return(true)
-      authorize_user(:as_admin)
-    end
-
-    it "redirects every request to https." do
-      visit "/admin/dashboard"
-      expect(current_url).to eq("https://127.0.0.1/admin/dashboard")
-    end
-  end
 end