diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a4f233a116..bbfb567e91 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ Removed Functionality
   available (though Broker should be able to handle IPv6
   automatically).
 
+- The "ocsp_request" event no longer has "requestorName" parameter.
+
 Deprecated Functionality
 ------------------------
 
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/OCSP.cc b/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/OCSP.cc
index e22440aab8..ccb6762739 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/OCSP.cc
+++ b/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/OCSP.cc
@@ -422,13 +422,10 @@ void file_analysis::OCSP::ParseRequest(OCSP_REQUEST* req, const char* fid)
 	vl->append(GetFile()->GetVal()->Ref());
 
 	uint64 version = 0;
-	GENERAL_NAME* general_name = nullptr;
 
 #if ( OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L )
 	if ( req->tbsRequest->version )
 		version = (uint64)ASN1_INTEGER_get(req->tbsRequest->version);
-
-	general_name = req->tbsRequest->requestorName;
 #else
 	version = parse_request_version(req);
 	// TODO: try to parse out general name ?
@@ -438,16 +435,6 @@ void file_analysis::OCSP::ParseRequest(OCSP_REQUEST* req, const char* fid)
 
 	BIO *bio = BIO_new(BIO_s_mem());
 
-	if ( general_name )
-		{
-		GENERAL_NAME_print(bio, general_name);
-		int len = BIO_read(bio, buf, sizeof(buf));
-		vl->append(new StringVal(len, buf));
-		BIO_reset(bio);
-		}
-	else
-		vl->append(new StringVal(0, ""));
-
 	mgr.QueueEvent(ocsp_request, vl);
 
 	int req_count = OCSP_request_onereq_count(req);
diff --git a/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/ocsp_events.bif b/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/ocsp_events.bif
index 4e0ed6e9dc..f49208d238 100644
--- a/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/ocsp_events.bif
+++ b/src/file_analysis/analyzer/x509/ocsp_events.bif
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@
 ##
 ## req: version: the version of the OCSP request. Typically 0 (Version 1).
 ##
-## requestorName: name of the OCSP requestor. This attribute is optional; if
-##                it is not set, an empty string is returned here.
-##
 ## .. bro:see:: ocsp_request_certificate ocsp_response_status
 ##              ocsp_response_bytes ocsp_response_certificate ocsp_extension
 ##              x509_ocsp_ext_signed_certificate_timestamp
-event ocsp_request%(f: fa_file, version: count, requestorName: string%);
+event ocsp_request%(f: fa_file, version: count%);
 
 ## Event that is raised when encountering an OCSP request for a certificate,
 ## e.g. in an HTTP connection. See :rfc:`6960` for more details.
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-http-get.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-http-get.test
index ff48772b6a..c8c8acc589 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-http-get.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-http-get.test
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ event ocsp_extension(f: fa_file, ext: X509::Extension, global_resp: bool)
 	print "extension: ", ext, global_resp;
 	}
 
-event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count, requestorName: string)
+event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count)
 	{
-	print "request", version, requestorName;
+	print "request", version, "";
 	}
 
 event ocsp_request_certificate(f: fa_file, hashAlgorithm: string, issuerNameHash: string, issuerKeyHash: string, serialNumber: string)
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-only.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-only.test
index 0176716553..05483717b0 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-only.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-only.test
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ event ocsp_extension(f: fa_file, ext: X509::Extension, global_resp: bool)
 	print "extension: ", ext, global_resp;
 	}
 
-event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count, requestorName: string)
+event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count)
 	{
-	print "request", version, requestorName;
+	print "request", version, "";
 	}
 
 event ocsp_request_certificate(f: fa_file, hashAlgorithm: string, issuerNameHash: string, issuerKeyHash: string, serialNumber: string)
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-response.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-response.test
index 3adfab9aa2..b95203dfd8 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-response.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-request-response.test
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ event ocsp_extension(f: fa_file, ext: X509::Extension, global_resp: bool)
 	print "extension: ", ext, global_resp;
 	}
 
-event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count, requestorName: string)
+event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count)
 	{
-	print "request", version, requestorName;
+	print "request", version, "";
 	}
 
 event ocsp_request_certificate(f: fa_file, hashAlgorithm: string, issuerNameHash: string, issuerKeyHash: string, serialNumber: string)
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-response-only.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-response-only.test
index f99a71802c..43dbf82583 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-response-only.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-response-only.test
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ event ocsp_extension(f: fa_file, ext: X509::Extension, global_resp: bool)
 	print "extension: ", ext, global_resp;
 	}
 
-event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count, requestorName: string)
+event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count)
 	{
-	print "request", version, requestorName;
+	print "request", version, "";
 	}
 
 event ocsp_request_certificate(f: fa_file, hashAlgorithm: string, issuerNameHash: string, issuerKeyHash: string, serialNumber: string)
diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-revoked.test b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-revoked.test
index ae39640f3f..e4378135ad 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-revoked.test
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/protocols/ssl/ocsp-revoked.test
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ event ocsp_extension(f: fa_file, ext: X509::Extension, global_resp: bool)
 	print "extension: ", ext, global_resp;
 	}
 
-event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count, requestorName: string)
+event ocsp_request(f: fa_file, version: count)
 	{
-	print "request", version, requestorName;
+	print "request", version, "";
 	}
 
 event ocsp_request_certificate(f: fa_file, hashAlgorithm: string, issuerNameHash: string, issuerKeyHash: string, serialNumber: string)