diff --git a/newsreap/lib/SocketBase.py b/newsreap/lib/SocketBase.py
index 0d0ba8c..7b27648 100644
--- a/newsreap/lib/SocketBase.py
+++ b/newsreap/lib/SocketBase.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
 
         # The following are not 100% secure but are sometimes
         # the only option
-         (ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, u'SSL v2.0'),
          (ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, u'SSL v2.0/3.0'),
     )
 
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@
 
         # The following are not 100% secure but are sometimes
         # the only option
-         (ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv2, u'SSL v2.0'),
          (ssl.PROTOCOL_SSLv23, u'SSL v2.0/3.0'),
     )