diff --git a/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/ldap/LdapFindMemberPipe.java b/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/ldap/LdapFindMemberPipe.java
index 8adc0459f08..77c26488d18 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/ldap/LdapFindMemberPipe.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/ldap/LdapFindMemberPipe.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-   Copyright 2016, 2019, 2020 Nationale-Nederlanden
+   Copyright 2016, 2019-2020 Nationale-Nederlanden, 2022 WeAreFrank!
 
    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
    you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -27,14 +27,13 @@
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 
-import nl.nn.adapterframework.core.PipeLineSession;
 import nl.nn.adapterframework.core.ParameterException;
+import nl.nn.adapterframework.core.PipeLineSession;
 import nl.nn.adapterframework.core.PipeRunException;
 import nl.nn.adapterframework.core.PipeRunResult;
 import nl.nn.adapterframework.doc.IbisDoc;
 import nl.nn.adapterframework.parameters.ParameterValueList;
 import nl.nn.adapterframework.stream.Message;
-import nl.nn.adapterframework.webcontrol.DummySSLSocketFactory;
 
 /**
  * Pipe that checks if a specified dn exists as 'member' in another specified dn
@@ -108,8 +107,7 @@ private boolean findMember(String host, int port, String dnSearchIn, boolean use
 				ctx = new InitialDirContext(env);
 			} catch (CommunicationException e) {
 				log.info("Cannot create constructor for DirContext ["+ e.getMessage() + "], will try again with dummy SocketFactory",e);
-				env.put("java.naming.ldap.factory.socket", DummySSLSocketFactory.class.getName());
-				ctx = new InitialLdapContext(env, null);
+				ctx = new InitialLdapContext(env, null); //Try again without connection request controls.
 			}
 			Attribute attrs = ctx.getAttributes("").get("member");
 			if (attrs != null) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/webcontrol/DummySSLSocketFactory.java b/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/webcontrol/DummySSLSocketFactory.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3acaed5264f..00000000000
--- a/core/src/main/java/nl/nn/adapterframework/webcontrol/DummySSLSocketFactory.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-/*
-   Copyright 2013 Nationale-Nederlanden
-
-   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-   You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-   limitations under the License.
- */
-package nl.nn.adapterframework.webcontrol;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.Socket;
-import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
-
-import javax.net.SocketFactory;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
-import javax.net.ssl.SSLSocketFactory;
-import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
-import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
-
-/**
- * Dummy SSLSocketFactory for LdapFindMemberPipe.
- * 
- * (to avoid java.security.InvalidAlgorithmParameterException: the trustAnchors parameter must be non-empty).
- * 
- * @author Peter Leeuwenburgh
- * @version $Id$
- */
-
-public class DummySSLSocketFactory extends SSLSocketFactory {
-	private SSLSocketFactory factory;
-
-	public DummySSLSocketFactory() {
-		try {
-			SSLContext sslcontext = SSLContext.getInstance("TLS");
-			sslcontext.init(
-					null, // No KeyManager required
-					new TrustManager[] { new DummyTrustManager() },
-					new java.security.SecureRandom());
-
-			factory = sslcontext.getSocketFactory();
-		} catch (Exception ex) {
-			ex.printStackTrace();
-		}
-	}
-
-	public static SocketFactory getDefault() {
-		return new DummySSLSocketFactory();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Socket createSocket(Socket socket, String s, int i, boolean flag)
-			throws IOException {
-		return factory.createSocket(socket, s, i, flag);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Socket createSocket(InetAddress inaddr, int i, InetAddress inaddr1,
-			int j) throws IOException {
-		return factory.createSocket(inaddr, i, inaddr1, j);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Socket createSocket(InetAddress inaddr, int i) throws IOException {
-		return factory.createSocket(inaddr, i);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Socket createSocket(String s, int i, InetAddress inaddr, int j)
-			throws IOException {
-		return factory.createSocket(s, i, inaddr, j);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public Socket createSocket(String s, int i) throws IOException {
-		return factory.createSocket(s, i);
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String[] getDefaultCipherSuites() {
-		return factory.getSupportedCipherSuites();
-	}
-
-	@Override
-	public String[] getSupportedCipherSuites() {
-		return factory.getSupportedCipherSuites();
-	}
-
-	public class DummyTrustManager implements X509TrustManager {
-		@Override
-		public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] cert, String authType) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] cert, String authType) {
-			return;
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
-			return new X509Certificate[0];
-		}
-	}
-}
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