diff --git a/ci/lib.sh b/ci/lib.sh
index 2293849ada3b45..77a4aabdb8fb41 100755
--- a/ci/lib.sh
+++ b/ci/lib.sh
@@ -347,14 +347,7 @@ ubuntu-*)
 	fi
 	MAKEFLAGS="$MAKEFLAGS PYTHON_PATH=/usr/bin/$PYTHON_PACKAGE"
 
-	case "$distro" in
-	ubuntu-16.04)
-		# Apache is too old for HTTP/2.
-		;;
-	*)
-		export GIT_TEST_HTTPD=true
-		;;
-	esac
+	export GIT_TEST_HTTPD=true
 
 	# The Linux build installs the defined dependency versions below.
 	# The OS X build installs much more recent versions, whichever