diff --git a/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java b/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java
index 1be6c3a..498b43e 100644
--- a/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java
+++ b/src/org/apache/http/conn/ssl/SSLSocketFactory.java
@@ -217,19 +217,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructs an HttpClient SSLSocketFactory backed by the given JSSE
-     * SSLSocketFactory.
-     *
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public SSLSocketFactory(javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory socketfactory) {
-        super();
-        this.sslcontext = null;
-        this.socketfactory = socketfactory;
-        this.nameResolver = null;
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Creates the default SSL socket factory.
      * This constructor is used exclusively to instantiate the factory for
      * {@link #getSocketFactory getSocketFactory}.