diff --git a/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb b/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb
index b9dbc57c8..903c0493f 100644
--- a/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/cdn/rackspace.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module Fog
     class CDN < Fog::Service
 
       requires :rackspace_api_key, :rackspace_username
-      recognizes :rackspace_auth_url, :rackspace_servicenet, :persistent
+      recognizes :rackspace_auth_url, :persistent
       recognizes :provider # remove post deprecation
 
       model_path 'fog/cdn/models/rackspace'
@@ -56,11 +56,10 @@ module Fog
           @auth_token = credentials['X-Auth-Token']
 
           uri = URI.parse(credentials['X-CDN-Management-Url'])
-          @host   = options[:rackspace_servicenet] == true ? "snet-#{uri.host}" : uri.host
+          @host   = uri.host
           @path   = uri.path
           @port   = uri.port
           @scheme = uri.scheme
-          Excon.ssl_verify_peer = false if options[:rackspace_servicenet] == true
           @connection = Fog::Connection.new("#{@scheme}://#{@host}:#{@port}", options[:persistent])
         end