diff --git a/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake b/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake
index 4c6087b877..ab3fa5dee4 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/InstallBesideConsole.cmake
@@ -65,10 +65,4 @@ macro(install_beside_console)
     endif()
 
   endif ()
-
-  # set variables used by manual ssleay library copy
-  set(TARGET_INSTALL_DIR ${COMPONENT_INSTALL_DIR})
-  set(TARGET_INSTALL_COMPONENT ${SERVER_COMPONENT})
-  manually_install_ssl_eay()
-
 endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/macros/ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake b/cmake/macros/ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake
deleted file mode 100644
index 41e7e9eaf3..0000000000
--- a/cmake/macros/ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-#
-#  ManuallyInstallSSLEay.cmake
-#
-#  Created by Stephen Birarda on 1/15/16.
-#  Copyright 2014 High Fidelity, Inc.
-#
-#  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
-#  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
-#
-
-macro(manually_install_ssl_eay)
-
-  # on windows we have had issues with targets missing ssleay library
-  # not convinced we actually need it (I assume it would show up in the dependency tree)
-  # but to be safe we install it manually beside the current target
-  if (WIN32)
-    # we need to find SSL_EAY_LIBRARY_* so we can install it beside this target
-    # so we have to call find_package(OpenSSL) here even though this target may not specifically need it
-    find_package(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
-
-    install(
-      FILES "${OPENSSL_DLL_PATH}/ssleay32.dll"
-      DESTINATION ${TARGET_INSTALL_DIR}
-      COMPONENT ${TARGET_INSTALL_COMPONENT}
-    )
-  endif()
-
-endmacro()
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindOpenSSL.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindOpenSSL.cmake
index 5cc48d2598..b91f33b753 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindOpenSSL.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindOpenSSL.cmake
@@ -81,20 +81,20 @@ if (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
     # We are using the libraries located in the VC subdir instead of the parent directory eventhough :
     # libeay32MD.lib is identical to ../libeay32.lib, and
     # ssleay32MD.lib is identical to ../ssleay32.lib
-    find_library(LIB_EAY_DEBUG NAMES libeay32MDd libeay32d
-      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "VC" "lib/VC"
+    find_library(LIB_EAY_DEBUG NAMES libeay32MTd
+      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/VC/static"
     )
 
-    find_library(LIB_EAY_RELEASE NAMES libeay32MD libeay32
-      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "VC" "lib/VC"
+    find_library(LIB_EAY_RELEASE NAMES libeay32MT
+      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/VC/static"
     )
 
-    find_library(SSL_EAY_DEBUG NAMES ssleay32MDd ssleay32d
-      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "VC" "lib/VC"
+    find_library(SSL_EAY_DEBUG NAMES ssleay32MTd
+      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/VC/static"
     )
 
-    find_library(SSL_EAY_RELEASE NAMES ssleay32MD ssleay32 ssl
-      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "VC" "lib/VC"
+    find_library(SSL_EAY_RELEASE NAMES ssleay32MT
+      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib/VC/static"
     )
 
     set(LIB_EAY_LIBRARY_DEBUG "${LIB_EAY_DEBUG}")
@@ -107,39 +107,6 @@ if (WIN32 AND NOT CYGWIN)
     select_library_configurations(SSL_EAY)
 
     set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${SSL_EAY_LIBRARY} ${LIB_EAY_LIBRARY})
-
-    find_path(OPENSSL_DLL_PATH NAMES ssleay32.dll PATH_SUFFIXES "bin" ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS})
-
-  elseif (MINGW)
-    # same player, for MinGW
-    set(LIB_EAY_NAMES libeay32)
-    set(SSL_EAY_NAMES ssleay32)
-
-    if (CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
-      list(APPEND LIB_EAY_NAMES crypto)
-      list(APPEND SSL_EAY_NAMES ssl)
-    endif ()
-
-    find_library(LIB_EAY NAMES ${LIB_EAY_NAMES}
-      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib/MinGW"
-    )
-
-    find_library(SSL_EAY NAMES ${SSL_EAY_NAMES}
-      ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} PATH_SUFFIXES "lib" "lib/MinGW"
-    )
-
-    mark_as_advanced(SSL_EAY LIB_EAY)
-    set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${SSL_EAY} ${LIB_EAY})
-    unset(LIB_EAY_NAMES)
-    unset(SSL_EAY_NAMES)
-  else ()
-    # Not sure what to pick for -say- intel, let's use the toplevel ones and hope someone report issues:
-    find_library(LIB_EAY NAMES libeay32 HINTS ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} ${_OPENSSL_LIBDIR} PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
-
-    find_library(SSL_EAY NAMES ssleay32 HINTS ${_OPENSSL_ROOT_HINTS_AND_PATHS} ${_OPENSSL_LIBDIR} PATH_SUFFIXES lib)
-
-    mark_as_advanced(SSL_EAY LIB_EAY)
-    set(OPENSSL_LIBRARIES ${SSL_EAY} ${LIB_EAY})
   endif()
 else()
 
@@ -231,9 +198,6 @@ endif ()
 include(FindPackageHandleStandardArgs)
 
 set(OPENSSL_REQUIREMENTS OPENSSL_LIBRARIES OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR)
-if (WIN32)
-  list(APPEND OPENSSL_REQUIREMENTS OPENSSL_DLL_PATH)
-endif ()
 
 if (OPENSSL_VERSION)
   find_package_handle_standard_args(OpenSSL
@@ -250,8 +214,4 @@ else ()
   )
 endif ()
 
-if (WIN32)
-  add_paths_to_fixup_libs(${OPENSSL_DLL_PATH})
-endif ()
-
 mark_as_advanced(OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR OPENSSL_LIBRARIES OPENSSL_SEARCH_DIRS)
diff --git a/interface/CMakeLists.txt b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
index b398778db7..35fbec76c8 100644
--- a/interface/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/interface/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -266,9 +266,5 @@ add_bugsplat()
 if (WIN32)
     set(EXTRA_DEPLOY_OPTIONS "--qmldir  ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/qml")
 
-    set(TARGET_INSTALL_DIR ${INTERFACE_INSTALL_DIR})
-    set(TARGET_INSTALL_COMPONENT ${CLIENT_COMPONENT})
-    manually_install_ssl_eay()
-
     package_libraries_for_deployment()
 endif()