diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-websocket-client/template b/srcpkgs/python-websocket-client/template
index 9eddfdab6e..96b7db431b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-websocket-client/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-websocket-client/template
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ alternatives="websocket-client:wsdump:/usr/bin/wsdump.py2"
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i "s|'backports.ssl_match_hostname'||" setup.py
-	# use system certs
-	rm -f websocket/cacert.pem
 }
 
 python3-websocket-client_package() {