diff --git a/build-release.xml b/build-release.xml
index fe10371..656a10e 100644
--- a/build-release.xml
+++ b/build-release.xml
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@
                 <sysproperty key="ivy.local.default.root" value="${tutorial.local-repo}"/>
                 <sysproperty key="ivy.cache.ttl.default" value="1s"/>
                 <sysproperty key="skip.download" value="true"/>
-                <!-- We select specific HTTPS protocols, based on the Java version we are running
-                    on -->
-                <sysproperty key="https.protocols" value="${java.sysprop.https.protocols}"/>
                 <arg line="-f @{antfile}"/>
                 <arg line="@{target}"/>
             </java>