diff --git a/src/domain.c b/src/domain.c
index 930e42d..0c3a06d 100644
--- a/src/domain.c
+++ b/src/domain.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ kore_domain_sslstart(struct kore_domain *dom)
 	    (unsigned char *)SSL_SESSION_ID, strlen(SSL_SESSION_ID));
 
 	dom->ssl_ctx->freelist_max_len = 0;
-	SSL_CTX_set_mode(dom->ssl_ctx, SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS);
 	SSL_CTX_set_mode(dom->ssl_ctx, SSL_MODE_ENABLE_PARTIAL_WRITE);
 
 	SSL_CTX_set_options(dom->ssl_ctx, SSL_OP_NO_SSLv2);