diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index 49eabe2ec46704..2eeb0b01916b62 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ void SecureContext::Init(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv3_client_method") == 0) {
       return env->ThrowError("SSLv3 methods disabled");
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_method") == 0) {
-      method = TLS_method();
+      // noop
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_server_method") == 0) {
       method = TLS_server_method();
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "SSLv23_client_method") == 0) {
@@ -415,7 +415,6 @@ void SecureContext::Init(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_method") == 0) {
       min_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_VERSION;
-      method = TLS_method();
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_server_method") == 0) {
       min_version = TLS1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_VERSION;
@@ -427,7 +426,6 @@ void SecureContext::Init(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_1_method") == 0) {
       min_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
-      method = TLS_method();
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_1_server_method") == 0) {
       min_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_1_VERSION;
@@ -439,7 +437,6 @@ void SecureContext::Init(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_2_method") == 0) {
       min_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
-      method = TLS_method();
     } else if (strcmp(*sslmethod, "TLSv1_2_server_method") == 0) {
       min_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;
       max_version = TLS1_2_VERSION;