diff --git a/src/tls_openssl.c b/src/tls_openssl.c
index 0772f7ff..62e09799 100644
--- a/src/tls_openssl.c
+++ b/src/tls_openssl.c
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ void mg_tls_init(struct mg_connection *c, struct mg_tls_opts *opts) {
   if (c->is_client && c->is_resolving == 0 && c->is_connecting == 0) {
     mg_tls_handshake(c);
   }
-  c->is_hexdumping = 1;
   LOG(LL_DEBUG, ("%lu SSL %s OK", c->id, c->is_accepted ? "accept" : "client"));
   return;
 fail: