diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index fa6f96c5f..6e00e14af 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -16,18 +16,6 @@
             },
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
         },
-        {
-            "type": "lldb",
-            "request": "launch",
-            "name": "Debug executable 'rustpython' without SSL",
-            "preLaunchTask": "Build RustPython Debug without SSL",
-            "program": "target/debug/rustpython",
-            "args": [],
-            "env": {
-                "RUST_BACKTRACE": "1"
-            },
-            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
-        },
         {
             "type": "lldb",
             "request": "launch",
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 18a3d6010..50a52aaf8 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,28 +1,12 @@
 {
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
-        {
-            "label": "Build RustPython Debug without SSL",
-            "type": "shell",
-            "command": "cargo",
-            "args": [
-                "build",
-            ],
-            "problemMatcher": [
-                "$rustc",
-            ],
-            "group": {
-                "kind": "build",
-                "isDefault": true,
-            },
-        },
         {
             "label": "Build RustPython Debug",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "cargo",
             "args": [
                 "build",
-                "--features=ssl"
             ],
             "problemMatcher": [
                 "$rustc",