diff --git a/lib/pure/net.nim b/lib/pure/net.nim
index 058bcdca8e..2d8acf0f5a 100644
--- a/lib/pure/net.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/net.nim
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ when defineSsl:
     if newCTX.SSL_CTX_set_ecdh_auto(1) != 1:
       raiseSSLError()
 
-    when defined(nimDisableCertificateValidation) or defined(windows):
+    when defined(nimDisableCertificateValidation):
       newCTX.SSL_CTX_set_verify(SSL_VERIFY_NONE, nil)
     else:
       case verifyMode