diff --git a/caddytls/config.go b/caddytls/config.go
index 9de8332aa..7ecdb92e3 100644
--- a/caddytls/config.go
+++ b/caddytls/config.go
@@ -623,8 +623,6 @@ var defaultCiphers = []uint16{
 	tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
 	tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,
 	tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
-	tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,
-	tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
 }
 
 // List of ciphers we should prefer if native AESNI support is missing
@@ -639,8 +637,6 @@ var defaultCiphersNonAESNI = []uint16{
 	tls.TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
 	tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,
 	tls.TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
-	tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA,
-	tls.TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA,
 }
 
 // getPreferredDefaultCiphers returns an appropriate cipher suite to use, depending on