diff --git a/bitcorenode/index.js b/bitcorenode/index.js
index 7ac1efd..11dead7 100644
--- a/bitcorenode/index.js
+++ b/bitcorenode/index.js
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@ Service.prototype._readHttpsOptions = function() {
   var serverOpts = {};
   serverOpts.key = fs.readFileSync(this.httpsOptions.key);
   serverOpts.cert = fs.readFileSync(this.httpsOptions.cert);
-  serverOpts.ciphers = 'ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES256-SHA:RC4-SHA:RC4:HIGH:!MD5:!aNULL:!EDH:!AESGCM';
-  serverOpts.honorCipherOrder = true;
 
   // This sets the intermediate CA certs only if they have all been designated in the config.js
   if (this.httpsOptions.CAinter1 && this.httpsOptions.CAinter2 && this.httpsOptions.CAroot) {
diff --git a/bws.js b/bws.js
index 4628b37..11a907c 100755
--- a/bws.js
+++ b/bws.js
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ var serverOpts = {};
 if (config.https) {
   serverOpts.key = fs.readFileSync(config.privateKeyFile || './ssl/privatekey.pem');
   serverOpts.cert = fs.readFileSync(config.certificateFile || './ssl/certificate.pem');
-  serverOpts.ciphers = 'ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA:AES256-SHA:RC4-SHA:RC4:HIGH:!MD5:!aNULL:!EDH:!AESGCM';
-  serverOpts.honorCipherOrder = true;
+
   // This sets the intermediate CA certs only if they have all been designated in the config.js
   if (config.CAinter1 && config.CAinter2 && config.CAroot) {
     serverOpts.ca = [fs.readFileSync(config.CAinter1),