diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index be11502ad..edb510484 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ class Coder:
         test_cmd=None,
         aider_commit_hashes=None,
         map_mul_no_files=8,
-        verify_ssl=True,
         commands=None,
     ):
         if not fnames: