diff --git a/recipes/harpers.recipe b/recipes/harpers.recipe
index 0523191df3..511a2a7316 100644
--- a/recipes/harpers.recipe
+++ b/recipes/harpers.recipe
@@ -35,9 +35,4 @@ class Harpers(BasicNewsRecipe):
     remove_tags = [dict(name=['link', 'object', 'embed', 'meta', 'base'])]
     remove_attributes = ['width', 'height']
 
-    feeds = [(u"Harper's Magazine", u'http://harpers.org/feed/')]
-
-    def get_browser(self):
-        # harpers ssl certificate is broken as of Jul 2017
-        br = BasicNewsRecipe.get_browser(self, verify_ssl_certificates=False)
-        return br
+    feeds = [(u"Harper's Magazine", u'https://harpers.org/feed/')]