--- a/tests/hghave.py	Fri May 29 21:30:04 2020 +0200
+++ b/tests/hghave.py	Sat May 30 05:08:02 2020 +0200
@@ -656,21 +656,11 @@
         return False
 
 
-@check("defaultcacerts", "can verify SSL certs by system's CA certs store")
-def has_defaultcacerts():
-    from mercurial import sslutil, ui as uimod
-
-    ui = uimod.ui.load()
-    return sslutil._defaultcacerts(ui) or sslutil._canloaddefaultcerts
-
-
 @check("defaultcacertsloaded", "detected presence of loaded system CA certs")
 def has_defaultcacertsloaded():
     import ssl
     from mercurial import sslutil, ui as uimod
 
-    if not has_defaultcacerts():
-        return False
     if not has_sslcontext():
         return False