diff --git a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/RMIServerFactory.java b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/RMIServerFactory.java
index 0128a87..6a0edc0 100644
--- a/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/RMIServerFactory.java
+++ b/asterixdb/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/org/apache/asterix/metadata/RMIServerFactory.java
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@
     }
 
     public static RMIServerSocketFactory getSocketFactory(INetworkSecurityManager securityManager) {
-        if (securityManager.getConfiguration().isSslEnabled()) {
-            return new RMIServerFactory(securityManager);
-        }
-        return null;
+        return new RMIServerFactory(securityManager);
     }
 
     @Override