diff --git a/airbyte-test-utils/src/main/java/io/airbyte/test/utils/AirbyteAcceptanceTestHarness.java b/airbyte-test-utils/src/main/java/io/airbyte/test/utils/AirbyteAcceptanceTestHarness.java
index 09343c137f568..333b264dfe381 100644
--- a/airbyte-test-utils/src/main/java/io/airbyte/test/utils/AirbyteAcceptanceTestHarness.java
+++ b/airbyte-test-utils/src/main/java/io/airbyte/test/utils/AirbyteAcceptanceTestHarness.java
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ private Map<Object, Object> localConfig(final PostgreSQLContainer psql,
     dbConfig.put(JdbcUtils.PORT_KEY, psql.getFirstMappedPort());
     dbConfig.put(JdbcUtils.DATABASE_KEY, psql.getDatabaseName());
     dbConfig.put(JdbcUtils.USERNAME_KEY, psql.getUsername());
-    dbConfig.put(JdbcUtils.SSL_KEY, false);
     // Some database docker images labeled strict-enforce do not contain an option to ssl off, so it is
     // not included in the schema.
     if (!strictEnforce) {