diff --git a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
index d3a3de2092..31258d13f7 100755
--- a/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
+++ b/tools/fixup_stuff.sh
@@ -138,24 +138,3 @@ fi
 # and installing the latest version using pip.
 uninstall_package python-virtualenv
 pip_install -U virtualenv
-
-# If a non-system python-requests is installed then it will use the
-# built-in CA certificate store rather than the distro-specific
-# CA certificate store. Detect this and symlink to the correct
-# one. If the value for the CA is not rooted in /etc then we know
-# we need to change it.
-capath=$(python -c "from requests import certs; print certs.where()")
-
-if is_service_enabled tls-proxy || [ "$USE_SSL" == "True" ]; then
-    if [[ ! $capath =~ ^/etc/.* && ! -L $capath ]]; then
-        if is_fedora; then
-            sudo rm -f $capath
-            sudo ln -s /etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt $capath
-        elif is_ubuntu; then
-            sudo rm -f $capath
-            sudo ln -s /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt $capath
-        else
-            echo "Don't know how to set the CA bundle, expect the install to fail."
-        fi
-    fi
-fi