diff --git a/lib/css_parser/parser.rb b/lib/css_parser/parser.rb
index 1326db1..b9b5260 100644
--- a/lib/css_parser/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/css_parser/parser.rb
@@ -643,7 +643,6 @@ def read_remote_file(uri) # :nodoc:
             uri.port = 443 unless uri.port
             http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
             http.use_ssl = true
-            http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
           else
             http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
           end