diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 88cb0f8..25c510e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ eu3.sec-tunnel.com,77.111.244.22,443
 | bind-address | String | proxy listen address (default "127.0.0.1:18080") |
 | bootstrap-dns | String | Comma-separated list of DNS/DoH/DoT resolvers for initial discovery of SurfEasy API address. Supported schemes are: `dns://`, `https://`, `tls://`, `tcp://`. Examples: `https://1.1.1.1/dns-query`, `tls://9.9.9.9:853`  (default `https://1.1.1.3/dns-query,https://8.8.8.8/dns-query,https://dns.google/dns-query,https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query,https://fidelity.vm-0.com/q,https://wikimedia-dns.org/dns-query,https://dns.adguard-dns.com/dns-query,https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query,https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/adult-filter/`) |
 | cafile | String | use custom CA certificate bundle file |
-| certchain-workaround | Boolean | add bundled cross-signed intermediate cert to certchain to make it check out on old systems (default true) |
 | config | String | read configuration from file with space-separated keys and values |
 | country | String | desired proxy location (default "EU") |
 | dp-export | - | export configuration for dumbproxy |
diff --git a/dialer/upstream.go b/dialer/upstream.go
index aba7226..56eed3c 100644
--- a/dialer/upstream.go
+++ b/dialer/upstream.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
 	"encoding/base64"
-	"encoding/pem"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -22,35 +21,8 @@ const (
 	PROXY_CONNECT_METHOD       = "CONNECT"
 	PROXY_HOST_HEADER          = "Host"
 	PROXY_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = "Proxy-Authorization"
-	MISSING_CHAIN_CERT         = `-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
-MIID0zCCArugAwIBAgIQVmcdBOpPmUxvEIFHWdJ1lDANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQwFADB7
-MQswCQYDVQQGEwJHQjEbMBkGA1UECAwSR3JlYXRlciBNYW5jaGVzdGVyMRAwDgYD
-VQQHDAdTYWxmb3JkMRowGAYDVQQKDBFDb21vZG8gQ0EgTGltaXRlZDEhMB8GA1UE
-AwwYQUFBIENlcnRpZmljYXRlIFNlcnZpY2VzMB4XDTE5MDMxMjAwMDAwMFoXDTI4
-MTIzMTIzNTk1OVowgYgxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlVTMRMwEQYDVQQIEwpOZXcgSmVyc2V5
-MRQwEgYDVQQHEwtKZXJzZXkgQ2l0eTEeMBwGA1UEChMVVGhlIFVTRVJUUlVTVCBO
-ZXR3b3JrMS4wLAYDVQQDEyVVU0VSVHJ1c3QgRUNDIENlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gQXV0
-aG9yaXR5MHYwEAYHKoZIzj0CAQYFK4EEACIDYgAEGqxUWqn5aCPnetUkb1PGWthL
-q8bVttHmc3Gu3ZzWDGH926CJA7gFFOxXzu5dP+Ihs8731Ip54KODfi2X0GHE8Znc
-JZFjq38wo7Rw4sehM5zzvy5cU7Ffs30yf4o043l5o4HyMIHvMB8GA1UdIwQYMBaA
-FKARCiM+lvEH7OKvKe+CpX/QMKS0MB0GA1UdDgQWBBQ64QmG1M8ZwpZ2dEl23OA1
-xmNjmjAOBgNVHQ8BAf8EBAMCAYYwDwYDVR0TAQH/BAUwAwEB/zARBgNVHSAECjAI
-MAYGBFUdIAAwQwYDVR0fBDwwOjA4oDagNIYyaHR0cDovL2NybC5jb21vZG9jYS5j
-b20vQUFBQ2VydGlmaWNhdGVTZXJ2aWNlcy5jcmwwNAYIKwYBBQUHAQEEKDAmMCQG
-CCsGAQUFBzABhhhodHRwOi8vb2NzcC5jb21vZG9jYS5jb20wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEM
-BQADggEBABns652JLCALBIAdGN5CmXKZFjK9Dpx1WywV4ilAbe7/ctvbq5AfjJXy
-ij0IckKJUAfiORVsAYfZFhr1wHUrxeZWEQff2Ji8fJ8ZOd+LygBkc7xGEJuTI42+
-FsMuCIKchjN0djsoTI0DQoWz4rIjQtUfenVqGtF8qmchxDM6OW1TyaLtYiKou+JV
-bJlsQ2uRl9EMC5MCHdK8aXdJ5htN978UeAOwproLtOGFfy/cQjutdAFI3tZs4RmY
-CV4Ks2dH/hzg1cEo70qLRDEmBDeNiXQ2Lu+lIg+DdEmSx/cQwgwp+7e9un/jX9Wf
-8qn0dNW44bOwgeThpWOjzOoEeJBuv/c=
------END CERTIFICATE-----
-`
 )
 
-var missingLinkDER, _ = pem.Decode([]byte(MISSING_CHAIN_CERT))
-var missingLink, _ = x509.ParseCertificate(missingLinkDER.Bytes)
-
 type stringCb = func() (string, error)
 
 type Dialer interface {
@@ -63,24 +35,22 @@ type ContextDialer interface {
 }
 
 type ProxyDialer struct {
-	address                stringCb
-	tlsServerName          stringCb
-	fakeSNI                stringCb
-	auth                   stringCb
-	next                   ContextDialer
-	intermediateWorkaround bool
-	caPool                 *x509.CertPool
+	address       stringCb
+	tlsServerName stringCb
+	fakeSNI       stringCb
+	auth          stringCb
+	next          ContextDialer
+	caPool        *x509.CertPool
 }
 
-func NewProxyDialer(address, tlsServerName, fakeSNI, auth stringCb, intermediateWorkaround bool, caPool *x509.CertPool, nextDialer ContextDialer) *ProxyDialer {
+func NewProxyDialer(address, tlsServerName, fakeSNI, auth stringCb, caPool *x509.CertPool, nextDialer ContextDialer) *ProxyDialer {
 	return &ProxyDialer{
-		address:                address,
-		tlsServerName:          tlsServerName,
-		fakeSNI:                fakeSNI,
-		auth:                   auth,
-		next:                   nextDialer,
-		intermediateWorkaround: intermediateWorkaround,
-		caPool:                 caPool,
+		address:       address,
+		tlsServerName: tlsServerName,
+		fakeSNI:       fakeSNI,
+		auth:          auth,
+		next:          nextDialer,
+		caPool:        caPool,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -116,7 +86,6 @@ func ProxyDialerFromURL(u *url.URL, next ContextDialer) (*ProxyDialer, error) {
 		WrapStringToCb(tlsServerName),
 		WrapStringToCb(tlsServerName),
 		auth,
-		false,
 		nil,
 		next), nil
 }
@@ -158,16 +127,8 @@ func (d *ProxyDialer) DialContext(ctx context.Context, network, address string)
 					Intermediates: x509.NewCertPool(),
 					Roots:         d.caPool,
 				}
-				waRequired := false
 				for _, cert := range cs.PeerCertificates[1:] {
 					opts.Intermediates.AddCert(cert)
-					if d.intermediateWorkaround && !waRequired &&
-						bytes.Compare(cert.AuthorityKeyId, missingLink.SubjectKeyId) == 0 {
-						waRequired = true
-					}
-				}
-				if waRequired {
-					opts.Intermediates.AddCert(missingLink)
 				}
 				_, err := cs.PeerCertificates[0].Verify(opts)
 				return err
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cbd1c53..aa8cf20 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ type CLIArgs struct {
 	refreshRetry           time.Duration
 	initRetries            int
 	initRetryInterval      time.Duration
-	certChainWorkaround    bool
 	caFile                 string
 	fakeSNI                string
 	overrideProxyAddress   string
@@ -177,8 +176,6 @@ func parse_args() *CLIArgs {
 	flag.DurationVar(&args.refreshRetry, "refresh-retry", 5*time.Second, "login refresh retry interval")
 	flag.IntVar(&args.initRetries, "init-retries", 0, "number of attempts for initialization steps, zero for unlimited retry")
 	flag.DurationVar(&args.initRetryInterval, "init-retry-interval", 5*time.Second, "delay between initialization retries")
-	flag.BoolVar(&args.certChainWorkaround, "certchain-workaround", true,
-		"add bundled cross-signed intermediate cert to certchain to make it check out on old systems")
 	flag.StringVar(&args.caFile, "cafile", "", "use custom CA certificate bundle file")
 	flag.StringVar(&args.fakeSNI, "fake-SNI", "", "domain name to use as SNI in communications with servers")
 	flag.StringVar(&args.overrideProxyAddress, "override-proxy-address", "", "use fixed proxy address instead of server address returned by SurfEasy API")
@@ -387,7 +384,6 @@ func run() int {
 			func() (string, error) {
 				return dialer.BasicAuthHeader(seclient.GetProxyCredentials()), nil
 			},
-			args.certChainWorkaround,
 			caPool,
 			d)
 	}