diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 860a4f9878..0f8c18db22 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-6.1.0-dev.351 | 2023-08-29 12:07:42 -0700
-
-  * Forward OpenSSL include path to plugins (Dominik Charousset, Corelight)
-
 6.1.0-dev.349 | 2023-08-29 09:11:21 -0700
 
   * CI: Add ubuntu 23.04 build (Tim Wojtulewicz, Corelight)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 92ae5bce30..aeaa15a175 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -290,8 +290,7 @@ add_library(zeek_dynamic_plugin_base INTERFACE)
 target_include_directories(
     zeek_dynamic_plugin_base
     INTERFACE $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include> $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}>
-              $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src> "${OPENSSL_INCLUDE_DIR}")
-target_link_libraries(zeek_dynamic_plugin_base INTERFACE Threads::Threads)
+              $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src>)
 add_library(Zeek::DynamicPluginBase ALIAS zeek_dynamic_plugin_base)
 set_target_properties(zeek_dynamic_plugin_base PROPERTIES EXPORT_NAME DynamicPluginBase)
 install(TARGETS zeek_dynamic_plugin_base EXPORT ZeekTargets)
@@ -751,7 +750,7 @@ endif ()
 
 # Forward user-defined hint for OpenSSL to the plugins. Use a cache variable to
 # make sure this variable survives CMake re-runs. Note: This variable is picked
-# up in ZeekPluginConfig.cmake.in and ZeekConfig.cmake.in.
+# up in ZeekPluginConfig.cmake.in.
 if (OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
     set(ZeekOpenSSLHint "${OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR}" CACHE INTERNAL "" FORCE)
 elseif (DEFINED ENV{OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR})
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 1f710c4d15..02729dae90 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6.1.0-dev.351
+6.1.0-dev.349
diff --git a/src/ZeekConfig.cmake.in b/src/ZeekConfig.cmake.in
index 9601a12046..451ad54665 100644
--- a/src/ZeekConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/src/ZeekConfig.cmake.in
@@ -12,12 +12,6 @@ set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD ON)
 set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG ON)
 find_dependency(Threads REQUIRED)
 
-# Find OpenSSL and Forward hints from Zeek's build config.
-set(ZeekOpenSSLHint "@ZeekOpenSSLHint@")
-if (ZeekOpenSSLHint AND NOT OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR)
-    set(OPENSSL_ROOT_DIR "${ZeekOpenSSLHint}" CACHE
-        PATH "Directory hint for finding OpenSSL" FORCE)
-endif ()
 find_dependency(OpenSSL REQUIRED)
 
 # In our MSVC build, we have these extra dependencies from Conan.