diff --git a/core/src/free/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java b/core/src/free/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java
index 3c1eda242..824a4fae3 100644
--- a/core/src/free/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/free/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public class ClientConfig {
         UserPreferences.init(context);
         UsageStatistics.init(context);
         PlaybackPreferences.init(context);
+        installSslProvider(context);
         NetworkUtils.init(context);
         AntennapodHttpClient.setCacheDirectory(new File(context.getCacheDir(), "okhttp"));
         SleepTimerPreferences.init(context);
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public class ClientConfig {
         initialized = true;
     }
 
-    public static void installSslProvider(Context context) {
+    private static void installSslProvider(Context context) {
         // ProviderInstaller is a closed-source Google library
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/ProviderInstallerInterceptor.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/ProviderInstallerInterceptor.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fa1fc3d7..000000000
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/ProviderInstallerInterceptor.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service;
-
-import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
-import okhttp3.Interceptor;
-import okhttp3.Response;
-
-import java.io.IOException;
-
-public class ProviderInstallerInterceptor implements Interceptor {
-    public static Runnable installer = () -> { };
-
-    @Override
-    @NonNull
-    public Response intercept(Chain chain) throws IOException {
-        installer.run();
-        return chain.proceed(chain.request());
-    }
-}
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/AntennapodHttpClient.java b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/AntennapodHttpClient.java
index d0484f2a2..e0c23bdac 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/AntennapodHttpClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/service/download/AntennapodHttpClient.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
 
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.ProviderInstallerInterceptor;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.UserAgentInterceptor;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.DBWriter;
 import okhttp3.Cache;
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ public class AntennapodHttpClient {
             }
             return response;
         });
-        builder.interceptors().add(new ProviderInstallerInterceptor());
         builder.interceptors().add(new BasicAuthorizationInterceptor());
         builder.networkInterceptors().add(new UserAgentInterceptor());
 
diff --git a/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java b/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java
index 09d9f4623..7d38aedc2 100644
--- a/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java
+++ b/core/src/play/java/de/danoeh/antennapod/core/ClientConfig.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.PlaybackPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.SleepTimerPreferences;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UsageStatistics;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.preferences.UserPreferences;
-import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.ProviderInstallerInterceptor;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.service.download.AntennapodHttpClient;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.storage.PodDBAdapter;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.core.util.NetworkUtils;
@@ -55,6 +54,7 @@ public class ClientConfig {
         UserPreferences.init(context);
         UsageStatistics.init(context);
         PlaybackPreferences.init(context);
+        installSslProvider(context);
         NetworkUtils.init(context);
         // Don't initialize Cast-related logic unless it is enabled, to avoid the unnecessary
         // Google Play Service usage.
@@ -65,18 +65,6 @@ public class ClientConfig {
         } else {
             Log.v(TAG, "Cast is disabled. All Cast-related initialization will be skipped.");
         }
-        ProviderInstaller.installIfNeededAsync(context, new ProviderInstaller.ProviderInstallListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onProviderInstalled() {
-                Log.e(TAG, "onProviderInstalled");
-            }
-
-            @Override
-            public void onProviderInstallFailed(int i, Intent intent) {
-                Log.e(TAG, "onProviderInstallFailed");
-            }
-        });
-        ProviderInstallerInterceptor.installer = () -> installSslProvider(context);
         AntennapodHttpClient.setCacheDirectory(new File(context.getCacheDir(), "okhttp"));
         SleepTimerPreferences.init(context);
         RxJavaErrorHandlerSetup.setupRxJavaErrorHandler();
@@ -84,7 +72,7 @@ public class ClientConfig {
         initialized = true;
     }
 
-    public static void installSslProvider(Context context) {
+    private static void installSslProvider(Context context) {
         try {
             ProviderInstaller.installIfNeeded(context);
         } catch (GooglePlayServicesRepairableException e) {