diff --git a/lib/kino_db/connection_cell.ex b/lib/kino_db/connection_cell.ex
index 60f8da4..33342df 100644
--- a/lib/kino_db/connection_cell.ex
+++ b/lib/kino_db/connection_cell.ex
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCell do
     quote do
       opts = unquote(shared_options(attrs))
 
-      if opts[:ssl] == true, do: :ssl.start()
       {:ok, unquote(quoted_var(attrs["variable"]))} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})
     end
   end
@@ -207,7 +206,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCell do
     quote do
       opts = unquote(shared_options(attrs))
 
-      if opts[:ssl] == true, do: :ssl.start()
       {:ok, unquote(quoted_var(attrs["variable"]))} = Kino.start_child({MyXQL, opts})
     end
   end
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 3db764c..fe5601d 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ defmodule KinoDB.MixProject do
     [
       {:kino, "~> 0.7"},
       {:table, "~> 0.1.2"},
-      {:postgrex, "~> 0.16.3 or ~> 0.17", optional: true},
+      {:postgrex, "~> 0.16.3 or ~> 0.17.3 or ~> 0.18", optional: true},
       {:exqlite, "~> 0.11", optional: true},
       {:myxql, "~> 0.6.2 or ~> 0.7", optional: true},
       {:db_connection, "~> 2.4.2", optional: true},
diff --git a/test/kino_db/connection_cell_test.exs b/test/kino_db/connection_cell_test.exs
index ca0842a..c9ad562 100644
--- a/test/kino_db/connection_cell_test.exs
+++ b/test/kino_db/connection_cell_test.exs
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
       assert source ==
                """
                opts = [hostname: "localhost", port: 5432, username: "", password: "", database: ""]
-
-               if opts[:ssl] == true do
-                 :ssl.start()
-               end
-
                {:ok, conn} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
                """
     end
@@ -73,10 +68,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
                database: "default"
              ]
 
-             if opts[:ssl] == true do
-               :ssl.start()
-             end
-
              {:ok, db} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
              '''
 
@@ -92,10 +83,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
                socket_options: [:inet6]
              ]
 
-             if opts[:ssl] == true do
-               :ssl.start()
-             end
-
              {:ok, db} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
              '''
 
@@ -111,10 +98,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
                ssl: true
              ]
 
-             if opts[:ssl] == true do
-               :ssl.start()
-             end
-
              {:ok, db} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
              '''
 
@@ -129,10 +112,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
                database: "default"
              ]
 
-             if opts[:ssl] == true do
-               :ssl.start()
-             end
-
              {:ok, db} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
              '''
 
@@ -145,10 +124,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
                database: "default"
              ]
 
-             if opts[:ssl] == true do
-               :ssl.start()
-             end
-
              {:ok, db} = Kino.start_child({MyXQL, opts})\
              '''
 
@@ -229,11 +204,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
 
     assert_smart_cell_update(kino, %{"hostname" => "myhost"}, """
     opts = [hostname: "myhost", port: 5432, username: "", password: "", database: ""]
-
-    if opts[:ssl] == true do
-      :ssl.start()
-    end
-
     {:ok, conn} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
     """)
   end
@@ -260,11 +230,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
 
     assert_smart_cell_update(kino, %{"type" => "mysql", "port" => 3306}, """
     opts = [hostname: "localhost", port: 3306, username: "", password: "", database: ""]
-
-    if opts[:ssl] == true do
-      :ssl.start()
-    end
-
     {:ok, conn} = Kino.start_child({MyXQL, opts})\
     """)
   end
@@ -295,10 +260,6 @@ defmodule KinoDB.ConnectionCellTest do
         database: ""
       ]
 
-      if opts[:ssl] == true do
-        :ssl.start()
-      end
-
       {:ok, conn} = Kino.start_child({Postgrex, opts})\
       """
     )