diff --git a/apps/Makefile.am b/apps/Makefile.am
index ba141bb..8524c1d 100644
--- a/apps/Makefile.am
+++ b/apps/Makefile.am
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ourlibs = \
 	$(ORTP_LIBS)
 
 OpenBTS_SOURCES = OpenBTS.cpp GetConfigurationKeys.cpp
-OpenBTS_LDADD = $(ourlibs) -lcrypto -lssl -ldl -lortp -la53 -lcoredumper 
+OpenBTS_LDADD = $(ourlibs) -ldl -lortp -la53 -lcoredumper 
 OpenBTS_LDFLAGS = $(GPROF_OPTIONS) -rdynamic
 
 clilibs= \
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4d81376..b1f104a 100755
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Section: comm
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Range Networks, Inc. <info@rangenetworks.com>
 Homepage: http://www.rangenetworks.com/
-Build-Depends: build-essential, debhelper (>= 7), pkg-config, autoconf, libtool, libortp-dev, libortp8 | libortp9, libsqlite3-dev, libusb-1.0-0-dev, libreadline-dev, libssl-dev, libzmq3-dev, libzmq3 | libzmq5, liba53
+Build-Depends: build-essential, debhelper (>= 7), pkg-config, autoconf, libtool, libortp-dev, libortp8 | libortp9, libsqlite3-dev, libusb-1.0-0-dev, libreadline-dev, libzmq3-dev, libzmq3 | libzmq5, liba53
 Standards-Version: 3.7.3
 
 Package: openbts
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ Section: comm
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: any
 Essential: no
-Depends: sqlite3, libusb-1.0-0, libortp-dev, libc6, pkg-config, libzmq3 | libzmq5, liba53, libreadline6, libssl1.0.0
+Depends: sqlite3, libusb-1.0-0, libortp-dev, libc6, pkg-config, libzmq3 | libzmq5, liba53, libreadline6
 Description: Range Networks - OpenBTS GSM+GPRS Radio Access Network Node