diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
index 4de5bcf199..a0104244a8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/dev-cmd/audit.rb
@@ -982,14 +982,6 @@ module Homebrew
 
       return unless using
 
-      if using == :ssl3 || \
-         (Object.const_defined?("CurlSSL3DownloadStrategy") && using == CurlSSL3DownloadStrategy)
-        problem "The SSL3 download strategy is deprecated, please choose a different URL"
-      elsif (Object.const_defined?("CurlUnsafeDownloadStrategy") && using == CurlUnsafeDownloadStrategy) || \
-            (Object.const_defined?("UnsafeSubversionDownloadStrategy") && using == UnsafeSubversionDownloadStrategy)
-        problem "#{using.name} is deprecated, please choose a different URL"
-      end
-
       if using == :cvs
         mod = specs[:module]
 
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
index e3e7b03b57..7d8465048a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/download_strategy.rb
@@ -1133,7 +1133,6 @@ class DownloadStrategyDetector
     when :bzr     then BazaarDownloadStrategy
     when :svn     then SubversionDownloadStrategy
     when :curl    then CurlDownloadStrategy
-    when :ssl3    then CurlSSL3DownloadStrategy
     when :cvs     then CVSDownloadStrategy
     when :post    then CurlPostDownloadStrategy
     when :fossil  then FossilDownloadStrategy