diff --git a/src/curlEngine.d b/src/curlEngine.d
index 8a437a17..d1150c29 100644
--- a/src/curlEngine.d
+++ b/src/curlEngine.d
@@ -540,46 +540,6 @@ class CurlEngine {
 		// Return free memory to the OS
 		GC.minimize();
 	}
-	
-	// Disable SSL certificate peer verification for libcurl operations.
-	//
-	// This function disables the verification of the SSL peer's certificate
-	// by setting CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER to 0. This means that libcurl will
-	// accept any certificate presented by the server, regardless of whether
-	// it is signed by a trusted certificate authority.
-	//
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// WARNING: Disabling SSL peer verification introduces significant security risks:
-	// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-	// - Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) attacks become trivially possible.
-	// - Malicious servers can impersonate trusted endpoints.
-	// - Confidential data (authentication tokens, file contents) can be intercepted.
-	// - Violates industry security standards and regulatory compliance requirements.
-	// - Should never be used in production environments or on untrusted networks.
-	//
-	// This option should only be enabled for internal testing, debugging self-signed
-	// certificates, or explicitly controlled environments with known risks.
-	//
-	// See also:
-	// https://curl.se/libcurl/c/CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER.html
-	void setDisableSSLVerifyPeer() {
-		// Emit a runtime warning if debug logging is enabled
-		if (debugLogging) {
-			addLogEntry("WARNING: SSL peer verification has been DISABLED!", ["debug"]);
-			addLogEntry("         This allows invalid or self-signed certificates to be accepted.", ["debug"]);
-			addLogEntry("         Use ONLY for testing. This severely weakens HTTPS security.", ["debug"]);
-		}
-
-		// Disable SSL certificate verification (DANGEROUS)
-		http.handle.set(CurlOption.ssl_verifypeer, 0);
-	}
-	
-	// Enable SSL Certificate Verification
-	void setEnableSSLVerifyPeer() {
-		// Enable SSL certificate verification
-		addLogEntry("Enabling SSL peer verification");
-		http.handle.set(CurlOption.ssl_verifypeer, 1);
-	}
 }
 
 // Methods to control obtaining and releasing a CurlEngine instance from the curlEnginePool
diff --git a/src/onedrive.d b/src/onedrive.d
index 17343e6c..a5b956f9 100644
--- a/src/onedrive.d
+++ b/src/onedrive.d
@@ -1555,7 +1555,6 @@ class OneDriveApi {
 		SysTime retryTime;
 		bool retrySuccess = false;
 		bool transientError = false;
-		bool sslVerifyPeerDisabled = false;
 		
 		while (!retrySuccess) {
 			// Reset thisBackOffInterval
@@ -1687,9 +1686,8 @@ class OneDriveApi {
 						//  https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45829588/brew-install-fails-curl77-error-setting-certificate-verify
 						//  https://forum.dlang.org/post/vwvkbubufexgeuaxhqfl@forum.dlang.org
 						
-						string sslCertReadErrorMessage = "System SSL CA certificates are missing or unreadable by libcurl – please ensure the correct CA bundle is installed and is accessible.";
-						addLogEntry("ERROR: " ~ sslCertReadErrorMessage);
-						throw new OneDriveError(sslCertReadErrorMessage);
+						addLogEntry("Problem with reading the local SSL CA cert via libcurl - please repair your system SSL CA Certificates");
+						throw new OneDriveError("OneDrive operation encountered an issue with libcurl reading the local SSL CA Certificates");
 					} else {
 						// Was this a curl initialization error?
 						if (canFind(errorMessage, "Failed initialization on handle")) {
@@ -1811,30 +1809,6 @@ class OneDriveApi {
 				// display the error message
 				displayFileSystemErrorMessage(exception.msg, callingFunction);
 				throw new OneDriveException(0, "There was a file system error during OneDrive request: " ~ exception.msg, response);
-			
-			// A OneDriveError was thrown
-			} catch (OneDriveError exception) {
-				// Disk space error or SSL error caused a OneDriveError to be thrown
-				
-				/**
-				
-				DO NOT UNCOMMENT THIS CODE UNLESS TESTING FOR THIS ISSUE: System SSL CA certificates are missing or unreadable by libcurl
-				
-				// Disk space error or SSL error
-				if (getAvailableDiskSpace(".") == 0) {
-					// Must exit
-					forceExit();
-				} else {
-					// Catch the SSL error
-					addLogEntry("WARNING: Disabling SSL peer verification due to libcurl failing to access the system CA certificate bundle (CAfile missing, unreadable, or misconfigured).");
-					sslVerifyPeerDisabled = true;
-					curlEngine.setDisableSSLVerifyPeer();
-				}
-				
-				**/
-				
-				// Must exit
-				forceExit();
 			}
 
 			// Increment re-try counter
@@ -1887,11 +1861,6 @@ class OneDriveApi {
 			}
 		}
 		
-		// Reset SSL Peer Validation if it was disabled
-		if (sslVerifyPeerDisabled) {
-			curlEngine.setEnableSSLVerifyPeer();
-		}
-		
 		// Return the result
 		return result;
 	}