diff --git a/src/tidy_tls.c b/src/tidy_tls.c
index f6dea81..df8efb4 100644
--- a/src/tidy_tls.c
+++ b/src/tidy_tls.c
@@ -542,21 +542,7 @@ SSL *SSL_new(SSL_CTX * ctx)
 	    ssl->ctx = ctx;
 
 	    gnutls_init(&ssl->gnutls_state, ctx->method->connend);
-
-#if USE_SET_DIRECT
-	    UpdatePriority(ssl);
-#else
-	    gnutls_protocol_set_priority(ssl->gnutls_state,
-					 ctx->method->priority.protocol);
-	    gnutls_cipher_set_priority(ssl->gnutls_state,
-				       ctx->method->priority.encrypts);
-	    gnutls_compression_set_priority(ssl->gnutls_state,
-					    ctx->method->priority.compress);
-	    gnutls_kx_set_priority(ssl->gnutls_state,
-				   ctx->method->priority.key_xchg);
-	    gnutls_mac_set_priority(ssl->gnutls_state,
-				    ctx->method->priority.msg_code);
-#endif
+	    gnutls_set_default_priority(ssl->gnutls_state);
 
 	    gnutls_credentials_set(ssl->gnutls_state, GNUTLS_CRD_CERTIFICATE,
 				   ssl->gnutls_cred);