diff --git a/tasks/build-binary-new-cflinuxfs4/builder.rb b/tasks/build-binary-new-cflinuxfs4/builder.rb
index e8c1c4ba6..3f9f2899a 100644
--- a/tasks/build-binary-new-cflinuxfs4/builder.rb
+++ b/tasks/build-binary-new-cflinuxfs4/builder.rb
@@ -642,12 +642,6 @@ def build_python
             Runner.run("dpkg -x #{path} #{destdir}")
           end
 
-          # replace openssl if needed
-          major, minor, _ = @source_input.version.split('.')
-          if @stack == 'cflinuxfs3' && major == '3' && minor.to_i < 10
-            DependencyBuild.replace_openssl
-          end
-
           Runner.run("make")
           Runner.run("make install")
           # create python symlink
diff --git a/tasks/build-binary-new/builder.rb b/tasks/build-binary-new/builder.rb
index bcaf47237..e9242a4ea 100644
--- a/tasks/build-binary-new/builder.rb
+++ b/tasks/build-binary-new/builder.rb
@@ -297,12 +297,6 @@ def build_python(source_input, stack)
               Runner.run("dpkg -x #{path} #{destdir}")
             end
 
-            # replace openssl if needed
-            # major, minor, _ = source_input.version.split('.')
-            # if stack == 'cflinuxfs3' && major == '3' && minor.to_i < 10
-            #   DependencyBuild.replace_openssl
-            # end
-
             Runner.run("make")
             Runner.run("make install")
             # create python symlink