diff --git a/lib/ssl-client.c b/lib/ssl-client.c
index dea9538c..e60f10aa 100644
--- a/lib/ssl-client.c
+++ b/lib/ssl-client.c
@@ -468,12 +468,8 @@ int lws_context_init_client_ssl(struct lws_context_creation_info *info,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (info->port != CONTEXT_PORT_NO_LISTEN)
-		return 0;
-
 	/* basic openssl init already happened in context init */
 
-
 	/* choose the most recent spin of the api */
 #if defined(LWS_HAVE_TLS_CLIENT_METHOD)
 	method = (SSL_METHOD *)TLS_client_method();