diff --git a/lib/elearning/clients/xml_rpc_webservice_client.php b/lib/elearning/clients/xml_rpc_webservice_client.php
index 19568f6cb7421212647d4f1b8072edaaa143f0d2..2e24e412e48a4b96763865f8169ce6b90bd8096c 100644
--- a/lib/elearning/clients/xml_rpc_webservice_client.php
+++ b/lib/elearning/clients/xml_rpc_webservice_client.php
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ class XML_RPC_WebserviceClient extends WebserviceClient
     public function __construct($webservice_url)
     {
         $this->client = new xmlrpc_client($webservice_url);
-        #$this->client->verifyhost = true;
         $this->client->debug = false;
-        $this->client->verifypeer = false;
-        $this->client->response_timeout = 7600;
         $this->client->return_type = 'phpvals';
 
     }