diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 405c42049..6d51c531c 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ Diaspora::Application.configure do
   # In production, Apache or nginx will already do this
   config.serve_static_assets = false
 
-  #force ssl in production
-  config.middleware.insert_before Rack::Runtime, Rack::SSL
-  
 
   # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and javascripts from an asset server
   # config.action_controller.asset_host = "http://assets.example.com"