diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/Operations/InitializationOperationTests.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/Operations/InitializationOperationTests.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d827ce4..00000000
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/Operations/InitializationOperationTests.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
- * 
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-using System.Net;
-using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
-using Moq;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Client.Operations;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Core.OperationModel;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Logging;
-
-namespace SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests.Operations
-{
-	[TestClass]
-	public class InitializationOperationTests
-	{
-		private Mock<ILogger> logger;
-		private InitializationOperation sut;
-
-		[TestInitialize]
-		public void Initialize()
-		{
-			logger = new Mock<ILogger>();
-			sut = new InitializationOperation(logger.Object);
-		}
-
-		[TestMethod]
-		public void MustPerformSuccessfully()
-		{
-			var result = sut.Perform();
-
-			Assert.AreEqual(OperationResult.Success, result);
-			Assert.IsTrue(ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol.HasFlag(SecurityProtocolType.Tls));
-			Assert.IsTrue(ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol.HasFlag(SecurityProtocolType.Tls11));
-			Assert.IsTrue(ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol.HasFlag(SecurityProtocolType.Tls12));
-			Assert.IsTrue(ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol.HasFlag(SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3));
-		}
-
-		[TestMethod]
-		public void MustRevertSuccessfully()
-		{
-			var result = sut.Revert();
-
-			Assert.AreEqual(OperationResult.Success, result);
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests.csproj
index 2243a841..a1f663eb 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests.csproj
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests/SafeExamBrowser.Client.UnitTests.csproj
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Operations\ClipboardOperationTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\ConfigurationOperationTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\DisplayMonitorOperationTests.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Operations\InitializationOperationTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\KeyboardInterceptorOperationTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\MouseInterceptorOperationTests.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\ProcessMonitorOperationTests.cs" />
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Client/CompositionRoot.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Client/CompositionRoot.cs
index 5bc839b1..a5b11842 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Client/CompositionRoot.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Client/CompositionRoot.cs
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Client
 
 			var operations = new Queue<IOperation>();
 
-			operations.Enqueue(new InitializationOperation(logger));
 			operations.Enqueue(new I18nOperation(logger, text, textResource));
 			operations.Enqueue(new RuntimeConnectionOperation(logger, runtimeProxy, startupToken));
 			operations.Enqueue(new ConfigurationOperation(configuration, logger, runtimeProxy));
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Client/Operations/InitializationOperation.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Client/Operations/InitializationOperation.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bf97478..00000000
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Client/Operations/InitializationOperation.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2019 ETH Zürich, Educational Development and Technology (LET)
- * 
- * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
- * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
- * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
- */
-
-using System.Net;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Core.OperationModel;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Core.OperationModel.Events;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.I18n;
-using SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.Logging;
-
-namespace SafeExamBrowser.Client.Operations
-{
-	internal class InitializationOperation : IOperation
-	{
-		private ILogger logger;
-
-		public event ActionRequiredEventHandler ActionRequired { add { } remove { } }
-		public event StatusChangedEventHandler StatusChanged;
-
-		public InitializationOperation(ILogger logger)
-		{
-			this.logger = logger;
-		}
-
-		public OperationResult Perform()
-		{
-			logger.Info("Initializing client application...");
-			StatusChanged?.Invoke(TextKey.OperationStatus_InitializeClient);
-
-			ConfigureSecurityProtocols();
-
-			return OperationResult.Success;
-		}
-
-		public OperationResult Revert()
-		{
-			return OperationResult.Success;
-		}
-
-		private void ConfigureSecurityProtocols()
-		{
-			// Enables the security protocols specified below for all web requests which are made during application runtime.
-			ServicePointManager.SecurityProtocol = SecurityProtocolType.Tls | SecurityProtocolType.Tls11 | SecurityProtocolType.Tls12 | SecurityProtocolType.Ssl3;
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Client/SafeExamBrowser.Client.csproj b/SafeExamBrowser.Client/SafeExamBrowser.Client.csproj
index cf49f61d..23c1b104 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Client/SafeExamBrowser.Client.csproj
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Client/SafeExamBrowser.Client.csproj
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
     <Compile Include="ClientController.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\ClientHostDisconnectionOperation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\ConfigurationOperation.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Operations\InitializationOperation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Operations\RuntimeConnectionOperation.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Communication\ClientHost.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CompositionRoot.cs" />
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/I18n/TextKey.cs b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/I18n/TextKey.cs
index ffc89148..d4f9854a 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/I18n/TextKey.cs
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.Contracts/I18n/TextKey.cs
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ namespace SafeExamBrowser.Contracts.I18n
 		OperationStatus_EmptyClipboard,
 		OperationStatus_FinalizeServiceSession,
 		OperationStatus_InitializeBrowser,
-		OperationStatus_InitializeClient,
 		OperationStatus_InitializeConfiguration,
 		OperationStatus_InitializeKioskMode,
 		OperationStatus_InitializeProcessMonitoring,
diff --git a/SafeExamBrowser.I18n/Text.xml b/SafeExamBrowser.I18n/Text.xml
index fa05cab9..de292475 100644
--- a/SafeExamBrowser.I18n/Text.xml
+++ b/SafeExamBrowser.I18n/Text.xml
@@ -129,9 +129,6 @@
   <Entry key="OperationStatus_InitializeBrowser">
     Initializing browser
   </Entry>
-  <Entry key="OperationStatus_InitializeClient">
-    Initializing client application
-  </Entry>
   <Entry key="OperationStatus_InitializeConfiguration">
     Initializing application configuration
   </Entry>