diff --git a/scripts/ssl-date.nse b/scripts/ssl-date.nse
index ef515a658..b56d7bfbc 100644
--- a/scripts/ssl-date.nse
+++ b/scripts/ssl-date.nse
@@ -63,17 +63,7 @@ local client_hello = function(host, port)
   local sock, status, response, err, cli_h
 
   -- Craft Client Hello
-  cli_h = tls.client_hello({
-    ["protocol"] = "TLSv1.0",
-    ["ciphers"] = {
-      "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
-      "TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA",
-      "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA",
-      "TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA",
-      "TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5",
-    },
-    ["compressors"] = {"NULL"},
-  })
+  cli_h = tls.client_hello()
 
   -- Connect to the target server
   local specialized_function = sslcert.getPrepareTLSWithoutReconnect(port)
diff --git a/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse b/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse
index edb5ea891..4da4e74a1 100644
--- a/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse
+++ b/scripts/tls-nextprotoneg.nse
@@ -52,15 +52,6 @@ local client_hello = function(host, port)
   local sock, status, response, err, cli_h
 
   cli_h = tls.client_hello({
-    ["protocol"] = "TLSv1.0",
-    ["ciphers"] = {
-      "TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA",
-      "TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA",
-      "TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA",
-      "TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA",
-      "TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5",
-    },
-    ["compressors"] = {"NULL"},
     ["extensions"] = {
       ["next_protocol_negotiation"] = "",
     },