diff --git a/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py b/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py
--- a/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py
+++ b/kallithea/controllers/admin/settings.py
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ class SettingsController(BaseController)
             if k == 'paths_/':
                 k = 'paths_root_path'
 
-            if k == 'web_push_ssl':
-                v = str2bool(v)
-
             k = k.replace('.', '_')
 
             if each.ui_section in ['hooks', 'extensions']:
@@ -99,9 +96,6 @@ class SettingsController(BaseController)
                      force_defaults=False)
 
             try:
-                sett = Ui.get_by_key('web', 'push_ssl')
-                sett.ui_value = form_result['web_push_ssl']
-
                 if c.visual.allow_repo_location_change:
                     sett = Ui.get_by_key('paths', '/')
                     sett.ui_value = form_result['paths_root_path']
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/base.py b/kallithea/lib/base.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/base.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/base.py
@@ -249,20 +249,6 @@ class BaseVCSController(object):
     def _get_ip_addr(self, environ):
         return _get_ip_addr(environ)
 
-    def _check_ssl(self, environ):
-        """
-        Checks the SSL check flag and returns False if SSL is not present
-        and required True otherwise
-        """
-        #check if we have SSL required  ! if not it's a bad request !
-        if str2bool(Ui.get_by_key('web', 'push_ssl').ui_value):
-            org_proto = environ.get('wsgi._org_proto', environ['wsgi.url_scheme'])
-            if org_proto != 'https':
-                log.debug('proto is %s and SSL is required BAD REQUEST !',
-                          org_proto)
-                return False
-        return True
-
     def _check_locking_state(self, environ, action, repo, user_id):
         """
         Checks locking on this repository, if locking is enabled and lock is
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/db_manage.py
@@ -424,9 +424,7 @@ class DbManage(object):
         self.create_ui_settings(path)
 
         ui_config = [
-            ('web', 'push_ssl', 'false'),
             ('web', 'allow_archive', 'gz zip bz2'),
-            ('web', 'allow_push', '*'),
             ('web', 'baseurl', '/'),
             ('paths', '/', path),
             #('phases', 'publish', 'false')
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplegit.py b/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplegit.py
@@ -66,8 +66,6 @@ class SimpleGit(BaseVCSController):
     def _handle_request(self, environ, start_response):
         if not is_git(environ):
             return self.application(environ, start_response)
-        if not self._check_ssl(environ):
-            return HTTPNotAcceptable('SSL REQUIRED !')(environ, start_response)
 
         ip_addr = self._get_ip_addr(environ)
         username = None
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplehg.py b/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/middleware/simplehg.py
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ class SimpleHg(BaseVCSController):
     def _handle_request(self, environ, start_response):
         if not is_mercurial(environ):
             return self.application(environ, start_response)
-        if not self._check_ssl(environ):
-            return HTTPNotAcceptable('SSL REQUIRED !')(environ, start_response)
 
         ip_addr = self._get_ip_addr(environ)
         username = None
diff --git a/kallithea/lib/utils.py b/kallithea/lib/utils.py
--- a/kallithea/lib/utils.py
+++ b/kallithea/lib/utils.py
@@ -365,14 +365,12 @@ def make_ui(read_from='file', path=None,
                           ui_.ui_key, ui_val)
                 baseui.setconfig(safe_str(ui_.ui_section), safe_str(ui_.ui_key),
                                  ui_val)
-            if ui_.ui_key == 'push_ssl':
-                # force set push_ssl requirement to False, kallithea
-                # handles that
-                baseui.setconfig(safe_str(ui_.ui_section), safe_str(ui_.ui_key),
-                                 False)
         if clear_session:
             meta.Session.remove()
 
+        # force set push_ssl requirement to False, Kallithea handles that
+        baseui.setconfig('web', 'push_ssl', False)
+        baseui.setconfig('web', 'allow_push', '*')
         # prevent interactive questions for ssh password / passphrase
         ssh = baseui.config('ui', 'ssh', default='ssh')
         baseui.setconfig('ui', 'ssh', '%s -oBatchMode=yes -oIdentitiesOnly=yes' % ssh)
diff --git a/kallithea/model/forms.py b/kallithea/model/forms.py
--- a/kallithea/model/forms.py
+++ b/kallithea/model/forms.py
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ def ApplicationUiSettingsForm():
     class _ApplicationUiSettingsForm(formencode.Schema):
         allow_extra_fields = True
         filter_extra_fields = False
-        web_push_ssl = v.StringBoolean(if_missing=False)
         paths_root_path = All(
             v.ValidPath(),
             v.UnicodeString(strip=True, min=1, not_empty=True)
diff --git a/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_vcs.html b/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_vcs.html
--- a/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_vcs.html
+++ b/kallithea/templates/admin/settings/settings_vcs.html
@@ -1,19 +1,6 @@
 ${h.form(url('admin_settings'), method='post')}
     <div class="form">
         <div class="fields">
-            <div class="field">
-                <div class="label label-checkbox">
-                    <label>${_('Web')}:</label>
-                </div>
-                <div class="checkboxes">
-                    <div class="checkbox">
-                        ${h.checkbox('web_push_ssl', 'True')}
-                        <label for="web_push_ssl">${_('Require SSL for vcs operations')}</label>
-                    </div>
-                    <span class="help-block">${_('Activate to require SSL both pushing and pulling. If SSL certificate is missing, it will return an HTTP Error 406: Not Acceptable.')}</span>
-                </div>
-             </div>
-
              <div class="field">
                 <div class="label label-checkbox">
                     <label>${_('Hooks')}:</label>