diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bae2a20a..b6e058f2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ package-lock.json
 dist
 .DS_Store
 .vscode/
+manually-test-on-heroku.js
diff --git a/packages/pg/lib/connection.js b/packages/pg/lib/connection.js
index 6fa0696c..a63d9cde 100644
--- a/packages/pg/lib/connection.js
+++ b/packages/pg/lib/connection.js
@@ -115,17 +115,7 @@ Connection.prototype.connect = function (port, host) {
     }
     self.stream = tls.connect(options)
     self.stream.on('error', reportStreamError)
-
-    // send SSLRequest packet
-    const buff = Buffer.alloc(8)
-    buff.writeUInt32BE(8)
-    buff.writeUInt32BE(80877103, 4)
-    if (self.stream.writable) {
-      self.stream.write(buff)
-    }
-
     self.attachListeners(self.stream)
-
     self.emit('sslconnect')
   })
 }
diff --git a/packages/pg/test/integration/gh-issues/2085-tests.js b/packages/pg/test/integration/gh-issues/2085-tests.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36f30c74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/pg/test/integration/gh-issues/2085-tests.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+
+"use strict"
+var helper = require('./../test-helper')
+var assert = require('assert')
+
+const suite = new helper.Suite()
+
+suite.testAsync('it should connect over ssl', async () => {
+  const client = new helper.pg.Client({ ssl: 'require'})
+  await client.connect()
+  const { rows } = await client.query('SELECT NOW()')
+  assert.strictEqual(rows.length, 1)
+  await client.end()
+})