diff --git a/websocket.py b/websocket.py
index 5d0cbad6..5a505ae0 100644
--- a/websocket.py
+++ b/websocket.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ async def _backoff_connect(
             proxy = None
         for delay in backoff:
             try:
-                async with session.ws_connect(ws_url, ssl=True, proxy=proxy) as websocket:
+                async with session.ws_connect(ws_url, proxy=proxy) as websocket:
                     yield websocket
                     backoff.reset()
             except (