diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fb5bbf9cb..2873d4270 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -385,7 +385,6 @@ jobs:
             -DIMHEX_COMMIT_BRANCH="${GITHUB_REF##*/}"     \
             -DIMHEX_ENABLE_LTO=ON                         \
             -DIMHEX_PLUGINS_IN_SHARE=ON                   \
-            -DIMHEX_USE_BUNDLED_CA=ON                     \
             ..
           DESTDIR=AppDir ninja install
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ba935bcc..ae29fd63e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.20)
 
 # Options
-option(IMHEX_USE_BUNDLED_CA "Use the CA bundle in romfs instead of the system one" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_PLUGINS_IN_SHARE "Put the plugins in share/imhex/plugins instead of lib[..]/imhex/plugins" OFF)
 option(IMHEX_STRIP_RELEASE "Strip the release builds" ON)
 option(IMHEX_OFFLINE_BUILD "Enable offline build" OFF)
diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index 76225fd30..9a222b26a 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ macro(detectOS)
         set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR ".")
         set(CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR ".")
         set(PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION "plugins")
-        set(IMHEX_USE_BUNDLED_CA ON)
     elseif (APPLE)
         add_compile_definitions(OS_MACOS)
         set(CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR ".")
@@ -71,10 +70,6 @@ macro(detectOS)
         message(FATAL_ERROR "Unknown / unsupported system!")
     endif()
 
-    if(IMHEX_USE_BUNDLED_CA)
-        add_compile_definitions(IMHEX_USE_BUNDLED_CA)
-    endif()
-
 endmacro()
 
 # Detect 32 vs. 64 bit system
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp
index 38a061f78..892144f90 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/http_requests.cpp
@@ -36,16 +36,6 @@ namespace hex {
         curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_XFERINFODATA, this);
         curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_XFERINFOFUNCTION, progressCallback);
         curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_PROXY, s_proxyUrl.c_str());
-
-        #if defined(IMHEX_USE_BUNDLED_CA)
-            curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_CAINFO, nullptr);
-            curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_CAPATH, nullptr);
-            curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_SSLCERTTYPE, "PEM");
-            curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_FUNCTION, sslCtxFunction);
-
-            this->m_caCert = std::make_unique<mbedtls_x509_crt>();
-            curl_easy_setopt(this->m_curl, CURLOPT_SSL_CTX_DATA, this->m_caCert.get());
-        #endif
     }
 
     CURLcode HttpRequest::sslCtxFunction(CURL *ctx, void *sslctx, void *userData) {