diff --git a/server/plugins/irc-events/link.ts b/server/plugins/irc-events/link.ts
index e9ae49c4..e370fc7a 100644
--- a/server/plugins/irc-events/link.ts
+++ b/server/plugins/irc-events/link.ts
@@ -437,9 +437,6 @@ function fetch(uri: string, headers: Record<string, string>) {
 				retry: 0,
 				timeout: prefetchTimeout || 5000, // milliseconds
 				headers: getRequestHeaders(headers),
-				https: {
-					rejectUnauthorized: false,
-				},
 			});
 
 			gotStream