diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py
index 8bd49689..b1a70753 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/sockapi.py
@@ -390,23 +390,6 @@ async def _tlshandler(bind_host, bind_port):
         else:
             asyncio.create_task(_tlsstartup(cnn))
 
-@ctypes.CFUNCTYPE(ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_void_p)
-def verify_stub(store, misc):
-    return 1
-
-class PyObject_HEAD(ctypes.Structure):
-    _fields_ = [
-        ("ob_refcnt",    ctypes.c_ssize_t),
-        ("ob_type",      ctypes.c_void_p),
-    ]
-
-
-# see main/Modules/_ssl.c, only caring about the SSL_CTX pointer
-class PySSLContext(ctypes.Structure):
-    _fields_ = [
-        ("ob_base",      PyObject_HEAD),
-        ("ctx",         ctypes.c_void_p),
-    ]
 
 @ctypes.CFUNCTYPE(ctypes.c_int, ctypes.c_void_p, ctypes.c_void_p)
 def verify_stub(store, misc):