diff --git a/examples/client.c b/examples/client.c
index 7fbdf3f6..9496430e 100644
--- a/examples/client.c
+++ b/examples/client.c
@@ -695,9 +695,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
   sigaction(SIGPIPE, &act, 0);
 
-#ifndef OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL
-  OPENSSL_config(NULL);
-#endif /* OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL */
   SSL_load_error_strings();
   SSL_library_init();
 
diff --git a/examples/libevent-client.c b/examples/libevent-client.c
index 0b03f7de..4e3eb8da 100644
--- a/examples/libevent-client.c
+++ b/examples/libevent-client.c
@@ -594,9 +594,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
   sigaction(SIGPIPE, &act, NULL);
 
-#ifndef OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL
-  OPENSSL_config(NULL);
-#endif /* OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL */
   SSL_load_error_strings();
   SSL_library_init();
 
diff --git a/examples/libevent-server.c b/examples/libevent-server.c
index 09f52f99..16b8f871 100644
--- a/examples/libevent-server.c
+++ b/examples/libevent-server.c
@@ -781,9 +781,6 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   act.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
   sigaction(SIGPIPE, &act, NULL);
 
-#ifndef OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL
-  OPENSSL_config(NULL);
-#endif /* OPENSSL_IS_BORINGSSL */
   SSL_load_error_strings();
   SSL_library_init();