diff --git a/lib/HttpRequest.js b/lib/HttpRequest.js
index e8ebc08..f3f8b7d 100644
--- a/lib/HttpRequest.js
+++ b/lib/HttpRequest.js
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ needle.defaults({
     parse_response: false,
     decode_response: true,
     follow_set_cookies: true,
-    follow_set_referer: true,
-    rejectUnauthorized: false
+    follow_set_referer: true
 })
 
 function HttpRequest(window, url, callback) {