diff --git a/src/reverseproxy.js b/src/reverseproxy.js
index 0ddbbc5dc..7b6d2b9f1 100644
--- a/src/reverseproxy.js
+++ b/src/reverseproxy.js
@@ -87,9 +87,15 @@ function getCertificateDatesSync(cert) {
     return { startDate: notBeforeDate, endDate: notAfterDate };
 }
 
+async function getReverseProxyConfig() {
+    const value = await settings.get(settings.REVERSE_PROXY_CONFIG_KEY);
+    if (value === null) return { ocsp: true };
+    return JSON.parse(value);
+}
+
 async function isOcspEnabled(certFilePath) {
     // on some servers, OCSP does not work. see #796
-    const config = await settings.getReverseProxyConfig();
+    const config = await getReverseProxyConfig();
     if (!config.ocsp) return false;
 
     // We used to check for the must-staple in the cert using openssl x509 -text -noout -in ${certFilePath} | grep -q status_request
diff --git a/src/settings.js b/src/settings.js
index 165e86c42..a6968f6dc 100644
--- a/src/settings.js
+++ b/src/settings.js
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     getIPv6Config,
     setIPv6Config,
 
-    getReverseProxyConfig, // no setter yet since we have no UI for this
-
     getUnstableAppsConfig,
     setUnstableAppsConfig,
 
@@ -200,9 +198,6 @@ const gDefaults = (function () {
         retention: { keepWithinSecs: 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 }, // 2 days
         schedule: '00 00 23 * * *' // every day at 11pm
     };
-    result[exports.REVERSE_PROXY_CONFIG_KEY] = {
-        ocsp: true
-    };
     result[exports.SERVICES_CONFIG_KEY] = {};
     result[exports.EXTERNAL_LDAP_KEY] = {
         provider: 'noop',
@@ -629,12 +624,6 @@ async function setProfileConfig(directoryConfig) {
     notifyChange(exports.PROFILE_CONFIG_KEY, directoryConfig);
 }
 
-async function getReverseProxyConfig() {
-    const value = await get(exports.REVERSE_PROXY_CONFIG_KEY);
-    if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.REVERSE_PROXY_CONFIG_KEY];
-    return JSON.parse(value);
-}
-
 async function getAppstoreListingConfig() {
     const value = await get(exports.APPSTORE_LISTING_CONFIG_KEY);
     if (value === null) return gDefaults[exports.APPSTORE_LISTING_CONFIG_KEY];