diff --git a/src/client/main.cc b/src/client/main.cc
index 26b09d7..db4317a 100644
--- a/src/client/main.cc
+++ b/src/client/main.cc
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <openssl/err.h>
-#include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 using std::cout, std::cin, std::endl, std::string;
 
-/*
- * Remember to build with the flags "-L/usr/lib -lssl -lcrypto"
- */
-
 int main() {
 
     struct Message {
@@ -24,30 +19,7 @@ int main() {
         }
     };
 
-    // Initialize OpenSSL
-    SSL_library_init();
-    SSL_load_error_strings();
-
-    // Create new SSL context
-    SSL_CTX *ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_client_method());
-    if (!ctx) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
-    // Load the server's certificate into context
-    if (SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(
-            ctx, "~/git/mogens_og_karen/ssl/server.crt", nullptr) <= 0) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
-    // Create SSL object
-    SSL *ssl = SSL_new(ctx);
-    if (!ssl) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
     int clientSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
-    SSL_set_fd(ssl, clientSocket);
 
     sockaddr_in serverAdress;
     serverAdress.sin_family = AF_INET;
@@ -63,11 +35,6 @@ int main() {
         cout << "CONNECTED!" << endl;
     }
 
-    // Perform SSL handshake
-    if (SSL_connect(ssl) != 1) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
     while (true) {
         Message message;
         cout << "Type message to server: ";
@@ -81,13 +48,10 @@ int main() {
         cout << endl;
         message.username = "Client 1";
 
-        SSL_write(ssl, message.toString().data(), 0);
+        send(clientSocket, message.toString().data(),
+             strlen(message.toString().data()), 0);
     }
 
-    // Clean up
-    SSL_free(ssl);
-    SSL_CTX_free(ctx);
-    ERR_free_strings();
     close(clientSocket);
 
     return 0;
diff --git a/src/server/main.cc b/src/server/main.cc
index 3763f79..52207c6 100644
--- a/src/server/main.cc
+++ b/src/server/main.cc
@@ -2,41 +2,14 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
-#include <openssl/err.h>
-#include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <ostream>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
 using std::cout, std::endl, std::string;
 
-/*
- * Remember to build with the flags "-L/usr/lib -lssl -lcrypto"
- */
-
 int main() {
 
-    SSL_library_init();
-    SSL_load_error_strings();
-
-    SSL_CTX *ctx = SSL_CTX_new(TLS_server_method());
-    if (!ctx) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
-    // Load certificate
-    if (SSL_CTX_use_certificate_file(ctx,
-                                     "~/git/mogens_og_karen/ssl/server.crt",
-                                     SSL_FILETYPE_PEM) <= 0) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
-    // Load certificate private key
-    if (SSL_CTX_use_PrivateKey_file(ctx, "~/git/mogens_og_karen/ssl/server.key",
-                                    SSL_FILETYPE_PEM) <= 0) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
     cout << "Initializing server" << endl;
     int serverSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
     if (serverSocket == -1) {
@@ -64,17 +37,9 @@ int main() {
         // TODO error
     }
 
-    SSL *ssl = SSL_new(ctx);
-    SSL_set_fd(ssl, clientSocket);
-
-    // Perform the SSL negotiation
-    if (SSL_accept(ssl)) {
-        // TODO Handle error
-    }
-
     while (true) {
         char buffer[1024] = {0};
-        SSL_read(ssl, buffer, 0);
+        recv(clientSocket, buffer, sizeof(buffer), 0);
 
         if (strlen(buffer) <= 0) {
             cout << "Client seems to have just straight up left :(" << endl;
@@ -84,9 +49,6 @@ int main() {
         cout << buffer << endl;
     }
 
-    SSL_free(ssl);
-    SSL_CTX_free(ctx);
-    ERR_free_strings();
     close(serverSocket);
 
     return 0;