diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/databases/stanchion.nix b/nixos/modules/services/databases/stanchion.nix
index f2dbb78b5c4..a4597cac3cd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/databases/stanchion.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/databases/stanchion.nix
@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@ in
         '';
       };
 
-      stanchionSsl = mkOption {
-        type = types.bool;
-        default = true;
-        description = ''
-          Tell stanchion to use SSL.
-        '';
-      };
-
       distributedCookie = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         default = "riak";
@@ -148,8 +140,6 @@ in
 
       distributed_cookie = ${cfg.distributedCookie}
 
-      stanchion_ssl=${if cfg.stanchionSsl then "on" else "off"}
-
       ${cfg.extraConfig}
     '';