diff --git a/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc b/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
index 21fe5715e..f4ce04081 100644
--- a/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/filetransfer.cc
@@ -312,13 +312,8 @@ struct curlFileTransfer : public FileTransfer
                 curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_INFILESIZE_LARGE, (curl_off_t) uploadData->length());
             }
 
-            if (request.verifyTLS) {
-                if (settings.caFile != "")
-                    curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_CAINFO, settings.caFile.get().c_str());
-            } else {
-                curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0);
-                curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0);
-            }
+            if (settings.caFile != "")
+                curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_CAINFO, settings.caFile.get().c_str());
 
             curl_easy_setopt(req, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT, fileTransferSettings.connectTimeout.get());
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh b/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh
index e246eab80..86c772fb1 100644
--- a/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/filetransfer.hh
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct FileTransferRequest
     std::string uri;
     Headers headers;
     std::string expectedETag;
-    bool verifyTLS = true;
 
     FileTransferRequest(std::string_view uri)
         : uri(uri) { }