diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 33931e02a..59f613a9d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -901,7 +901,6 @@ endif()
 ### Bundling of OpenSSL libraries (if needed)
 # macro MYSQL_CHECK_SSL_DLLS() adapted for Shell
 IF (WITH_SSL_PATH AND (APPLE OR WIN32 OR LINUX_STANDALONE))
-  SET(BUNDLED_OPENSSL 1)
   MESSAGE(STATUS "WITH_SSL_PATH ${WITH_SSL_PATH}")
 
   # In MySQL Server 8.0.4 and up, OpenSSL is linked dynamically and