diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index 1210dcf29c..2348cdc38b 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -37,10 +37,5 @@ AddType audio/ogg .oga
   RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
   RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?pagename=$1 [E=REMOTE_USER:%{HTTP:Authorization},L,QSA]
 
-  # If you want to restrict access to your Friendica site to HTTPS only,
-  # uncommment the following lines
-  #RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
-  #RewriteRule .* https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [R=301,L]
-  
 </IfModule>