diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java
index 974d686fc..fcdd4969a 100644
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java
+++ b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLConnectionSocketFactory.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ import org.apache.hc.core5.annotation.ThreadingBehavior;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.HttpHost;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.http.protocol.HttpContext;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.ssl.SSLContexts;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.ssl.SSLInitializationException;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.util.Args;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.util.TextUtils;
 import org.apache.hc.core5.util.TimeValue;
diff --git a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLInitializationException.java b/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLInitializationException.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c00a1de7..000000000
--- a/httpclient5/src/main/java/org/apache/hc/client5/http/ssl/SSLInitializationException.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * ====================================================================
- * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
- * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
- * distributed with this work for additional information
- * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
- * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
- * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
- * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
- * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
- * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
- * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
- * specific language governing permissions and limitations
- * under the License.
- * ====================================================================
- *
- * This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
- * individuals on behalf of the Apache Software Foundation.  For more
- * information on the Apache Software Foundation, please see
- * <http://www.apache.org/>.
- *
- */
-package org.apache.hc.client5.http.ssl;
-
-public class SSLInitializationException extends IllegalStateException {
-
-    private static final long serialVersionUID = -8243587425648536702L;
-
-    public SSLInitializationException(final String message, final Throwable cause) {
-        super(message, cause);
-    }
-
-}