diff --git a/src/cartservice/src/cartstore/ValkeyCartStore.cs b/src/cartservice/src/cartstore/ValkeyCartStore.cs
index 7064dd02a2..33e2aa3db3 100644
--- a/src/cartservice/src/cartstore/ValkeyCartStore.cs
+++ b/src/cartservice/src/cartstore/ValkeyCartStore.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public ValkeyCartStore(ILogger<ValkeyCartStore> logger, string valkeyAddress)
         // Serialize empty cart into byte array.
         var cart = new Oteldemo.Cart();
         _emptyCartBytes = cart.ToByteArray();
-        _connectionString = $"{valkeyAddress},allowAdmin=true,ssl=false,abortConnect=false";
+        _connectionString = $"{valkeyAddress},allowAdmin=true,abortConnect=false";
 
         _redisConnectionOptions = ConfigurationOptions.Parse(_connectionString);