diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 912e47175b..c8986f0e55 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -682,19 +682,6 @@ CURLcode Curl_conn_upkeep(struct Curl_easy *data,
   return result;
 }
 
-#ifdef USE_SSH
-static bool ssh_config_matches(struct connectdata *one,
-                               struct connectdata *two)
-{
-  struct ssh_conn *sshc1, *sshc2;
-
-  sshc1 = Curl_conn_meta_get(one, CURL_META_SSH_CONN);
-  sshc2 = Curl_conn_meta_get(two, CURL_META_SSH_CONN);
-  return sshc1 && sshc2 && Curl_safecmp(sshc1->rsa, sshc2->rsa) &&
-         Curl_safecmp(sshc1->rsa_pub, sshc2->rsa_pub);
-}
-#endif
-
 struct url_conn_match {
   struct connectdata *found;
   struct Curl_easy *data;
@@ -947,12 +934,6 @@ static bool url_match_proto_config(struct connectdata *conn,
   if(!url_match_http_version(conn, m))
     return FALSE;
 
-#ifdef USE_SSH
-  if(get_protocol_family(m->needle->scheme) & PROTO_FAMILY_SSH) {
-    if(!ssh_config_matches(m->needle, conn))
-      return FALSE;
-  }
-#endif
 #ifndef CURL_DISABLE_FTP
   else if(get_protocol_family(m->needle->scheme) & PROTO_FAMILY_FTP) {
     if(!ftp_conns_match(m->needle, conn))