diff --git a/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c b/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c
index a7d488003..9ca58b3ce 100644
--- a/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c
+++ b/src/crypto/tls_openssl.c
@@ -2254,10 +2254,8 @@ static void tls_set_conn_flags(SSL *ssl, unsigned int flags)
 #ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TICKET
 	if (flags & TLS_CONN_DISABLE_SESSION_TICKET)
 		SSL_set_options(ssl, SSL_OP_NO_TICKET);
-#ifdef SSL_clear_options
 	else
 		SSL_clear_options(ssl, SSL_OP_NO_TICKET);
-#endif /* SSL_clear_options */
 #endif /* SSL_OP_NO_TICKET */
 
 #ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TLSv1
@@ -4120,10 +4118,8 @@ int tls_global_set_params(void *tls_ctx,
 #ifdef SSL_OP_NO_TICKET
 	if (params->flags & TLS_CONN_DISABLE_SESSION_TICKET)
 		SSL_CTX_set_options(ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_NO_TICKET);
-#ifdef SSL_CTX_clear_options
 	else
 		SSL_CTX_clear_options(ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_NO_TICKET);
-#endif /* SSL_clear_options */
 #endif /*  SSL_OP_NO_TICKET */
 
 #ifdef HAVE_OCSP