diff --git a/ntlm.c b/ntlm.c
index 945fb4c..5159202 100644
--- a/ntlm.c
+++ b/ntlm.c
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 #include "proxytunnel.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 	#ifdef CYGWIN
 		#include <unistd.h>
@@ -39,20 +38,17 @@
 	#include <openssl/md4.h>
 	#include <openssl/md5.h>
 #endif
-#endif /* USE_SSL */
 
 #define TYPE1_DATA_SEG 8
 #define TYPE2_BUF_SIZE 2048
 #define DOMAIN_BUFLEN 256
 #define LM2_DIGEST_LEN 24
 
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 const EVP_MD *md4alg;
 const EVP_MD *md5alg;
 EVP_MD_CTX *mdctx;
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 
 int ntlm_challenge = 0;
 void message( char *s, ... );
@@ -77,7 +73,6 @@ uint32_t flags;
 unsigned char lm2digest[LM2_DIGEST_LEN];
 
 void init_ntlm() {
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 	OSSL_PROVIDER *provider;
 	provider = OSSL_PROVIDER_load(NULL, "default");
@@ -132,7 +127,6 @@ void init_ntlm() {
 	md5alg = EVP_md5();
 	mdctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 }
 
 void build_type1() {
@@ -314,12 +308,10 @@ unsigned char* key; /* pointer to authentication key */
 int key_len; /* length of authentication key */
 unsigned char digest[16]; /* caller digest to be filled in */
 {
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 #else
 	MD5_CTX context;
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 	unsigned char k_ipad[65];    /* inner padding - key XORd with ipad */
 	unsigned char k_opad[65];    /* outer padding - key XORd with opad */
 	unsigned char tk[16];
@@ -327,7 +319,6 @@ unsigned char digest[16]; /* caller digest to be filled in */
 
 	/* if key is longer than 64 bytes reset it to key=MD5(key) */
 	if (key_len > 64) {
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 		EVP_DigestInit_ex(mdctx, md5alg, NULL);
 		EVP_DigestUpdate(mdctx, key, key_len);
@@ -337,7 +328,6 @@ unsigned char digest[16]; /* caller digest to be filled in */
 		MD5_Update(&context, key, key_len);
 		MD5_Final(tk, &context);
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 		key = tk;
 		key_len = 16;
 	}
@@ -366,7 +356,6 @@ unsigned char digest[16]; /* caller digest to be filled in */
 	}
 
 	/* perform inner MD5 */
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 	EVP_DigestInit_ex(mdctx, md5alg, NULL);  /* init context for 1st pass */
 	EVP_DigestUpdate(mdctx, k_ipad, 64);     /* start with inner pad */
@@ -391,18 +380,15 @@ unsigned char digest[16]; /* caller digest to be filled in */
 	MD5_Update(&context, digest, 16);     /* then results of 1st hash */
 	MD5_Final(digest, &context);          /* finish up 2nd pass */
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 }
 
 void build_ntlm2_response() {
 	int i, j;
 	int passlen = 0;
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 #else
 	MD4_CTX passcontext;
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 	unsigned char passdigest[16];
 	unsigned char *userdom;
 	int userdomlen;
@@ -427,7 +413,6 @@ void build_ntlm2_response() {
 		}
 	}
 
-#ifdef USE_SSL
 #if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x30000000L
 	EVP_DigestInit_ex(mdctx, md4alg, NULL);
 	EVP_DigestUpdate(mdctx, unipasswd, passlen);
@@ -437,7 +422,6 @@ void build_ntlm2_response() {
 	MD4_Update (&passcontext, unipasswd, passlen);
 	MD4_Final (passdigest, &passcontext);
 #endif
-#endif /* ifdef USE_SSL */
 
 	if( args_info.verbose_flag ) {
 		message("NTLM: MD4 of password is: ");