diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 70ce171..8286212 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 Library
 -------
 
+- Issue #9075: In the ssl module, remove the setting of a ``debug`` flag
+  on an OpenSSL structure.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.7 release candidate 2?
 =============================================
diff --git a/Modules/_ssl.c b/Modules/_ssl.c
index fe029ce..e44fa07 100644
--- a/Modules/_ssl.c
+++ b/Modules/_ssl.c
@@ -497,7 +497,6 @@
     } while (err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_READ || err == SSL_ERROR_WANT_WRITE);
     if (ret < 1)
         return PySSL_SetError(self, ret, __FILE__, __LINE__);
-    self->ssl->debug = 1;
 
     if (self->peer_cert)
         X509_free (self->peer_cert);