diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c2dcd8e1..1549e78f 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -75,9 +75,7 @@ if (RDMACM_LIBRARIES)
 endif (RDMACM_LIBRARIES)
 
 find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
-if (OPENSSL_FOUND)
-	add_definitions(-DWITH_OPENSSL)
-endif (OPENSSL_FOUND)
+add_definitions(-DWITH_OPENSSL)
 
 pkg_check_modules(CARES REQUIRED libcares)
 include_directories(${CARES_INCLUDE_DIRS})
diff --git a/src/client/messenger.cpp b/src/client/messenger.cpp
index 8610fa5e..5b644bc5 100644
--- a/src/client/messenger.cpp
+++ b/src/client/messenger.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@
 #include "msgr_rdma.h"
 #endif
 #include "http_client.h"
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/bio.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <sys/poll.h>
 
@@ -128,11 +126,6 @@ void osd_messenger_t::init()
     if (!tls_cert.empty() || !tls_key.empty() || !osd_tls_ca.empty() || !client_tls_ca.empty())
     {
         // Initialize TLS context
-        // FIXME: require OpenSSL
-#ifndef WITH_OPENSSL
-        fprintf(stderr, "Vitastor is built without OpenSSL support\n");
-        exit(1);
-#else
         if (tls_cert.empty() || tls_key.empty() || osd_tls_ca.empty() || osd_num && client_tls_ca.empty())
         {
             if (osd_num)
@@ -167,7 +160,6 @@ init_err:
                 goto init_err;
             }
         }
-#endif
     }
 #ifdef WITH_RDMACM
     if (use_rdmacm)
@@ -355,7 +347,6 @@ osd_messenger_t::~osd_messenger_t()
     {
         destroy_aes_xts_decrypt(decrypt_ctx);
     }
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     for (EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx: encrypt_gcm_pool)
     {
         EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
@@ -369,7 +360,6 @@ osd_messenger_t::~osd_messenger_t()
         SSL_CTX_free(ssl_ctx);
         ssl_ctx = NULL;
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void osd_messenger_t::parse_config(const json11::Json & config)
diff --git a/src/client/messenger.h b/src/client/messenger.h
index 54fdce5a..a847d06d 100644
--- a/src/client/messenger.h
+++ b/src/client/messenger.h
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@
 #include <deque>
 #include <vector>
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/types.h>
-#endif
 
 #include "../util/xxh_x86dispatch.h"
 #include "../util/robin_hood.h"
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ struct osd_client_t
     msgr_rdma_connection_t *rdma_conn = NULL;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     SSL *ssl_cli = NULL;
     BIO *write_to_ssl = NULL;
     // FIXME: use custom bio to avoid 1 more memory copy?
@@ -109,7 +106,6 @@ struct osd_client_t
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX *dec_ctx = NULL;
     uint8_t dec_tag[16];
     size_t dec_tag_size = 0;
-#endif
 
     // Read state
     bool io_error = false;
@@ -279,13 +275,11 @@ protected:
     robin_hood::unordered_flat_map<rdma_cm_id*, rdmacm_connecting_t*> rdmacm_connecting;
 #endif
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     SSL_CTX *ssl_ctx = NULL;
     std::string tls_cn;
 
     void ssl_init(osd_client_t *cl, bool server_mode);
     bool ssl_do_handshake(osd_client_t *cl);
-#endif
 
     std::vector<msgr_iothread_t*> iothreads;
     std::vector<uint64_t> read_ready_clients;
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_encrypt.cpp b/src/client/msgr_encrypt.cpp
index 3a7b0297..c87088ca 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_encrypt.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_encrypt.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::op_aes_xts_encrypt_t()
 {
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     if (!(ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()))
     {
         ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
@@ -21,18 +20,12 @@ op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::op_aes_xts_encrypt_t()
         ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
         abort();
     }
-#else
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Vitastor is built without encryption support\n");
-    abort();
-#endif
 }
 
 op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::~op_aes_xts_encrypt_t()
 {
     assert(!encrypted);
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
-#endif
     if (tmp)
         free(tmp);
 }
@@ -52,18 +45,15 @@ void op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::start(uint8_t *key, uint64_t start_offset, size_t blo
         tmp = NULL;
         tmp_size = 0;
     }
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     if (EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, key, NULL) != 1)
     {
         ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
         abort();
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::encrypt_block(uint8_t *in, uint8_t *out)
 {
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     uint8_t iv[16] = { 0 };
     *((uint64_t*)iv) = start_offset + offset - offset%block_size;
     if (EVP_EncryptInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, NULL, iv) != 1)
@@ -78,7 +68,6 @@ void op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::encrypt_block(uint8_t *in, uint8_t *out)
         abort();
     }
     assert(actual_out == block_size);
-#endif
 }
 
 void op_aes_xts_encrypt_t::update(uint8_t *in, size_t max_in, uint8_t *out, size_t max_out, size_t & done_in, size_t & done_out)
@@ -158,7 +147,6 @@ void destroy_aes_xts_encrypt(op_aes_xts_encrypt_t *encrypt_ctx)
 
 op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::op_aes_xts_decrypt_t()
 {
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     if (!(ctx = EVP_CIPHER_CTX_new()))
     {
         ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
@@ -170,18 +158,12 @@ op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::op_aes_xts_decrypt_t()
         ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
         abort();
     }
-#else
-    fprintf(stderr, "Error: Vitastor is built without encryption support\n");
-    abort();
-#endif
 }
 
 op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::~op_aes_xts_decrypt_t()
 {
     assert(!decrypted);
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(ctx);
-#endif
     if (tmp)
         free(tmp);
 }
@@ -204,13 +186,11 @@ void op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::start(uint8_t **key_chain, size_t chain_size, void *k
         tmp = NULL;
         tmp_size = 0;
     }
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     if (chain_size == 1 && key_chain[0] && EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, key_chain[0], NULL) != 1)
     {
         ERR_print_errors_fp(stderr);
         abort();
     }
-#endif
 }
 
 void op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::decrypt_block(uint8_t *in, uint8_t *out)
@@ -234,7 +214,6 @@ void op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::decrypt_block(uint8_t *in, uint8_t *out)
             return;
         }
     }
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     uint8_t iv[16] = { 0 };
     *((uint64_t*)iv) = start_offset + offset - offset%block_size;
     if (EVP_DecryptInit_ex(ctx, NULL, NULL, key, iv) != 1)
@@ -249,7 +228,6 @@ void op_aes_xts_decrypt_t::decrypt_block(uint8_t *in, uint8_t *out)
         abort();
     }
     assert(actual_out == block_size);
-#endif
 }
 
 // out may be NULL, in this case all input is still decrypted to calculate checksums,
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_encrypt.h b/src/client/msgr_encrypt.h
index f7d95e4c..957212df 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_encrypt.h
+++ b/src/client/msgr_encrypt.h
@@ -4,18 +4,13 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 #include "../util/xxh_x86dispatch.h"
-// WITH_OPENSSL is left to possibly support other crypto libraries
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/conf.h>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
-#endif
 
 class op_aes_xts_encrypt_t
 {
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = NULL;
-#endif
     uint64_t start_offset = 0;
     uint8_t *key = NULL;
     size_t offset = 0;
@@ -40,9 +35,7 @@ void destroy_aes_xts_encrypt(op_aes_xts_encrypt_t *encrypt_ctx);
 
 class op_aes_xts_decrypt_t
 {
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     EVP_CIPHER_CTX *ctx = NULL;
-#endif
     uint64_t start_offset = 0;
     uint8_t **key_chain = NULL;
     size_t chain_size = 0;
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_receive.cpp b/src/client/msgr_receive.cpp
index c943b792..5e3122f7 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_receive.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_receive.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include "messenger.h"
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/bio.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
-#endif
 
 #define RDR_TLS     1
 #define RDR_XTS     2
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_send.cpp b/src/client/msgr_send.cpp
index 0b2308a0..f9d89ef2 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_send.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_send.cpp
@@ -7,12 +7,10 @@
 
 #include "messenger.h"
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/bio.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
-#endif
 
 #define WR_TLS     1
 #define WR_XTS     2
diff --git a/src/client/msgr_stop.cpp b/src/client/msgr_stop.cpp
index 096e5aa8..a2843771 100644
--- a/src/client/msgr_stop.cpp
+++ b/src/client/msgr_stop.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 #ifdef WITH_RDMA
 #include "msgr_rdma.h"
 #endif
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/bio.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
 #include <openssl/pem.h>
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
-#endif
 
 void osd_client_t::cancel_ops()
 {
@@ -248,7 +246,6 @@ osd_client_t::~osd_client_t()
         XXH3_freeState(write_csum_state);
         write_csum_state = NULL;
     }
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     if (enc_ctx)
     {
         EVP_CIPHER_CTX_free(enc_ctx);
@@ -271,5 +268,4 @@ osd_client_t::~osd_client_t()
         free(ssl_out_buf);
         ssl_out_buf = NULL;
     }
-#endif
 }
diff --git a/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp b/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp
index d3531c7d..6e96a1a1 100644
--- a/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp
+++ b/src/cmd/cli_create.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Vitaliy Filippov, 2019+
 // License: VNPL-1.1 (see README.md for details)
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "cli.h"
@@ -628,14 +626,12 @@ std::function<bool(cli_result_t &)> cli_tool_t::start_create(json11::Json cfg)
     if (!cfg["enc_key"].is_null())
     {
         image_creator->set_key = true;
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
         if (image_creator->enc_key == "random")
         {
             uint8_t newkey[64];
             RAND_bytes(newkey, 64);
             image_creator->enc_key = tohexstr(newkey, 64);
         }
-#endif
         else
         {
             image_creator->enc_key = cfg["enc_key"].string_value();
diff --git a/src/test/test_cluster_client.cpp b/src/test/test_cluster_client.cpp
index 289a7a40..1aef5e32 100644
--- a/src/test/test_cluster_client.cpp
+++ b/src/test/test_cluster_client.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Vitaliy Filippov, 2019+
 // License: VNPL-1.1 (see README.md for details)
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -556,7 +554,6 @@ void test_writeback_merge()
     printf("[ok] writeback merge test\n");
 }
 
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
 void test_msgr_encrypt()
 {
     const size_t sz = 1048576;
@@ -725,7 +722,6 @@ void test_msgr_decrypt_chain()
     free(src);
     printf("[ok] msgr aes-xts chained decrypt\n");
 }
-#endif
 
 void test_vault()
 {
@@ -794,10 +790,8 @@ int main(int narg, char *args[])
     test2();
     test_writeback();
     test_writeback_merge();
-#ifdef WITH_OPENSSL
     test_msgr_encrypt();
     test_msgr_decrypt_chain();
-#endif
     test_vault();
     return 0;
 }