diff --git a/lib/rack/proxy.rb b/lib/rack/proxy.rb
index 1518dba..d7aab2c 100644
--- a/lib/rack/proxy.rb
+++ b/lib/rack/proxy.rb
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ def perform_request(env)
 
       backend = env.delete('rack.backend') || @backend || source_request
       use_ssl = backend.scheme == "https" || @cert
-      ssl_verify_none = (env.delete('rack.ssl_verify_none') || @ssl_verify_none) == true
       read_timeout = env.delete('http.read_timeout') || @read_timeout
 
       # Create the response