diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 244efb5ea..ecc318da5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+
+* reverted self-signed support since it was broken, only HTTPS certificates
+  with proper CA signatures will work for now
+
 ### 0.71 (2014-08-05)
 
 * Added "local repo" support to host an F-Droid repo on the device itself, with
diff --git a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
index 0fd33551d..249e32d94 100644
--- a/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
+++ b/src/org/fdroid/fdroid/FDroidApp.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.Messenger;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.preference.PreferenceManager;
-import android.util.Log;
 import android.widget.Toast;
 
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.cache.disc.impl.LimitedAgeDiscCache;
@@ -49,8 +48,6 @@ import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoader;
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.core.ImageLoaderConfiguration;
 import com.nostra13.universalimageloader.utils.StorageUtils;
 
-import de.duenndns.ssl.MemorizingTrustManager;
-
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.Preferences.ChangeListener;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.compat.PRNGFixes;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.data.AppProvider;
@@ -59,18 +56,10 @@ import org.fdroid.fdroid.data.Repo;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.localrepo.LocalRepoService;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.net.IconDownloader;
 import org.fdroid.fdroid.net.WifiStateChangeService;
-import org.thoughtcrime.ssl.pinning.PinningTrustManager;
-import org.thoughtcrime.ssl.pinning.SystemKeyStore;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.security.KeyManagementException;
-import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.Set;
 
-import javax.net.ssl.HttpsURLConnection;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
-import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
-
 public class FDroidApp extends Application {
 
     // for the local repo on this device, all static since there is only one
@@ -192,37 +181,7 @@ public class FDroidApp extends Application {
             .build();
         ImageLoader.getInstance().init(config);
 
-        try {
-            SSLContext sc = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
-
-            // MemorizingTrustManager -> PinningTrustManager -> Prompt User
-            /*
-             * The current HTTPS trust model is to first check if a site's key
-             * is TOFUed, then check if it is pinned and valid with the CA, then
-             * prompt the user. There is currently no way to only check the CA
-             * for validity. Ultimately, that should probably not be needed if
-             * the repo URLs can include the HTTPS pin info in the same way that
-             * the repo fingerprint is specified. Then it can be added to the
-             * TOFU/POP keystore when the user accepts the Add Repo dialog
-             */
-            PinningTrustManager pinMgr = new PinningTrustManager(
-                    SystemKeyStore.getInstance(getApplicationContext()),
-                    FDroidCertPins.getPinList(),
-                    0);
-            MemorizingTrustManager memMgr = new MemorizingTrustManager(getApplicationContext(), pinMgr);
-
-            /*
-             * initialize a SSLContext with the outermost trust manager, use
-             * this context to set the default SSL socket factory for the
-             * HTTPSURLConnection class.
-             */
-            sc.init(null, new TrustManager[] {memMgr}, new java.security.SecureRandom());
-            HttpsURLConnection.setDefaultSSLSocketFactory(sc.getSocketFactory());
-        } catch (KeyManagementException e) {
-            Log.e("FDroid", "Unable to set up trust manager chain. KeyManagementException");
-        } catch (NoSuchAlgorithmException e) {
-            Log.e("FDroid", "Unable to set up trust manager chain. NoSuchAlgorithmException");
-        }
+        // TODO reintroduce PinningTrustManager and MemorizingTrustManager
 
         // initialized the local repo information
         WifiManager wifiManager = (WifiManager) getSystemService(WIFI_SERVICE);