diff --git a/agkyra/syncer/setup.py b/agkyra/syncer/setup.py
index 9b13842b9592fe437d1f7d52e3cec2487014625e..d1dbf16949e6af355aebf5b75f96b2d0d6a73066 100644
--- a/agkyra/syncer/setup.py
+++ b/agkyra/syncer/setup.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ from kamaki.clients.astakos import AstakosClient
 from kamaki.clients.pithos import PithosClient
 from kamaki.clients.utils import https
 
-# this will be deleted when kamaki 0.13.5 is out
-from kamaki.clients.astakos import AstakosClientError
-
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -80,17 +77,6 @@ def ssl_fall_back(method):
                 'Kamaki SSL failed, fall back to certifi (mozilla certs)')
             https.patch_with_certs(os.path.join(RESOURCES, 'cacert.pem'))
             return method(self, *args, **kwargs)
-        # this will be deleted when kamaki 0.13.5 is out
-        except AstakosClientError as ace:
-            logger.debug('Kamaki failed with error %s' % ace)
-            if '[Errno 2]' in ace.message:
-                logger.info(
-                    'Kamaki SSL failed with AstakosClientError [Errno 2], '
-                    'fall back to certifi (mozilla certs)')
-                https.patch_with_certs(os.path.join(RESOURCES, 'cacert.pem'))
-                return method(self, *args, **kwargs)
-            else:
-                raise
     return wrap
 
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 597294570d926cece1de2ed5755d27a4df99401f..7648ceade4625b97c9139533c6167de5c54f4c2b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ CLASSIFIERS = []
 
 # Package requirements
 INSTALL_REQUIRES = [
-    'kamaki>=0.13.4',
+    'kamaki>=0.13.5',
     'watchdog',
     'psutil',
     'ws4py',