diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb
index fe2df3140b..771fa79cf2 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_cellar_checks.rb
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ module FormulaCellarChecks
   end
 
   def check_shadowed_headers
-    ["libtool", "subversion", "berkeley-db", "openssl"].each do |formula_name|
+    ["libtool", "subversion", "berkeley-db"].each do |formula_name|
       return if formula.name.start_with?(formula_name)
     end