diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fc0592a..b6bac1a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -699,7 +699,6 @@
 enable_compat_layout
 enable_clamd
 enable_memcached
-enable_starttls
 enable_tcpwrappers
 enable_tweak_sent_time
 with_database
@@ -1325,7 +1324,6 @@
   --enable-compat-layout  support for older storage layout (default: no)
   --enable-clamd          build clamd antivirus support
   --enable-memcached      build memcached support
-  --enable-starttls       build starttls support
   --enable-tcpwrappers    build tcpwrappers support
   --tweak-sent-time       tweak sent time
 
@@ -3445,7 +3443,6 @@
 have_tre="no"
 have_zip="no"
 have_zlib="no"
-have_starttls="no"
 have_tcpwrappers="no"
 have_tweak_sent_time="no"
 
@@ -3537,15 +3534,6 @@
 
 
 
-# Check whether --enable-starttls was given.
-if test "${enable_starttls+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_starttls; have_starttls=$enableval
-else
-  have_starttls="no"
-fi
-
-
-
 # Check whether --enable-tcpwrappers was given.
 if test "${enable_tcpwrappers+set}" = set; then :
   enableval=$enable_tcpwrappers; want_tcpwrappers=$enableval
@@ -4738,15 +4726,6 @@
    antispam_libs="$antispam_libs -lzip"
 fi
 
-if test "$have_starttls" = "yes"; then
-   echo "starttls support: yes"
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_STARTTLS 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-
 if test "$have_tcpwrappers" = "yes"; then
    echo "tcpwrappers support: yes"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index cbe3ae0..cc8a5d4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 have_tre="no"
 have_zip="no"
 have_zlib="no"
-have_starttls="no"
 have_tcpwrappers="no"
 have_tweak_sent_time="no"
 
@@ -116,10 +115,6 @@
         [  --enable-memcached      build memcached support], want_memcached=$enableval, want_memcached="no")
 
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(starttls,
-	[  --enable-starttls       build starttls support], have_starttls=$enableval, have_starttls="no")
-
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(tcpwrappers,
 	[  --enable-tcpwrappers    build tcpwrappers support], want_tcpwrappers=$enableval, want_tcpwrappers="no")
 
@@ -445,11 +440,6 @@
    antispam_libs="$antispam_libs -lzip"
 fi
 
-if test "$have_starttls" = "yes"; then
-   echo "starttls support: yes"
-   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_STARTTLS, 1, [starttls support])
-fi
-
 if test "$have_tcpwrappers" = "yes"; then
    echo "tcpwrappers support: yes"
    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_LIBWRAP, 1, [tcpwrappers support])
diff --git a/piler-config.h.in b/piler-config.h.in
index 694f4e6..feb78ea 100644
--- a/piler-config.h.in
+++ b/piler-config.h.in
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 #undef HAVE_TNEF
 #undef HAVE_ZIP
 
-#undef HAVE_STARTTLS
 #undef HAVE_LIBWRAP
 
 #undef HAVE_TWEAK_SENT_TIME
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 8665832..762538f 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 #define VERSION "1.2.0-master"
 
-#define BUILD 943
+#define BUILD 944
 
 #define HOSTID "mailarchiver"
 
diff --git a/src/piler.c b/src/piler.c
index 5acf9de..7caf7ee 100644
--- a/src/piler.c
+++ b/src/piler.c
@@ -244,11 +244,9 @@
 
    if(data.dedup != MAP_FAILED) munmap(data.dedup, MAXCHILDREN*DIGEST_LENGTH*2);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
    if(data.ctx) SSL_CTX_free(data.ctx);
 
    ERR_free_strings();
-#endif
 
    exit(1);
 }
@@ -260,7 +258,6 @@
 }
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
 int init_ssl(){
 
    SSL_library_init();
@@ -278,7 +275,6 @@
 
    return OK;
 }
-#endif
 
 
 void initialise_configuration(){
@@ -323,11 +319,9 @@
    initrules(data.retention_rules);
    initrules(data.folder_rules);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
    if(cfg.tls_enable > 0 && data.ctx == NULL && init_ssl() == OK){
       snprintf(data.starttls, sizeof(data.starttls)-1, "250-STARTTLS\r\n");
    }
-#endif
 
    if(open_database(&sdata, &cfg) == ERR){
       syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "cannot connect to mysql server");
diff --git a/src/session.c b/src/session.c
index 259d1d5..504b7df 100644
--- a/src/session.c
+++ b/src/session.c
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@
    struct timezone tz;
    struct timeval tv1, tv2;
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
    int starttls = 0;
-#endif
 
 
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBWRAP
@@ -365,12 +363,10 @@
          }
 
 
-      #ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
          if(cfg->tls_enable > 0 && strncasecmp(buf, SMTP_CMD_STARTTLS, strlen(SMTP_CMD_STARTTLS)) == 0 && strlen(data->starttls) > 4 && sdata.tls == 0){
             process_command_starttls(&sdata, data, &protocol_state, &starttls, new_sd, &resp[0], sizeof(resp)-1, cfg);
             continue;
          }
-      #endif
 
 
          if(strncasecmp(buf, SMTP_CMD_MAIL_FROM, strlen(SMTP_CMD_MAIL_FROM)) == 0){
@@ -465,12 +461,10 @@
    close_database(&sdata);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
    if(sdata.tls == 1){
       SSL_shutdown(data->ssl);
       SSL_free(data->ssl);
    }
-#endif
 
    if(cfg->verbosity >= _LOG_INFO) syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "processed %llu messages", counters.c_rcvd);
 
diff --git a/src/smtp.c b/src/smtp.c
index 8e1c121..636dd44 100644
--- a/src/smtp.c
+++ b/src/smtp.c
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 }
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
 void process_command_starttls(struct session_data *sdata, struct __data *data, int *protocol_state, int *starttls, int new_sd, char *resp, int resplen, struct __config *cfg){
 
    if(cfg->verbosity >= _LOG_DEBUG) syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "%s: starttls request from client", sdata->ttmpfile);
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@
 
    strncat(resp, SMTP_RESP_454_ERR_TLS_TEMP_ERROR, resplen);
 }
-#endif
 
 
 void process_command_mail_from(struct session_data *sdata, int *protocol_state, char *buf, char *resp, int resplen, struct __config *cfg){
@@ -163,16 +161,13 @@
 
 void send_buffered_response(struct session_data *sdata, struct __data *data, int starttls, int new_sd, char *resp, struct __config *cfg){
    int rc;
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
    char ssl_error[SMALLBUFSIZE];
-#endif
 
    write1(new_sd, resp, strlen(resp), sdata->tls, data->ssl);
 
    if(cfg->verbosity >= _LOG_DEBUG) syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "%s: sent: %s", sdata->ttmpfile, resp);
    memset(resp, 0, MAXBUFSIZE);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_STARTTLS
    if(starttls == 1 && sdata->tls == 0){
 
       if(cfg->verbosity >= _LOG_DEBUG) syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "%s: waiting for ssl handshake", sdata->ttmpfile);
@@ -189,7 +184,6 @@
          syslog(LOG_PRIORITY, "%s: SSL_accept() failed, rc=%d, errorcode: %d, error text: %s\n", sdata->ttmpfile, rc, SSL_get_error(data->ssl, rc), ssl_error);
       }
    }
-#endif
 }