diff --git a/src/future/http/HTTPSFuture.php b/src/future/http/HTTPSFuture.php
--- a/src/future/http/HTTPSFuture.php
+++ b/src/future/http/HTTPSFuture.php
@@ -552,9 +552,7 @@
 
     // NOTE: We want to use keepalive if possible. Return the handle to a
     // pool for the domain; don't close it.
-    if ($this->shouldReuseHandles()) {
-      self::$pool[$domain][] = $curl;
-    }
+    self::$pool[$domain][] = $curl;
 
     if ($is_download) {
       if ($this->downloadHandle) {
@@ -830,20 +828,6 @@
     return $bytes;
   }
 
-  private function shouldReuseHandles() {
-    $curl_version = curl_version();
-    $version = idx($curl_version, 'version');
-
-    // NOTE: cURL 7.43.0 has a bug where the POST body length is not recomputed
-    // properly when a handle is reused. For this version of cURL, disable
-    // handle reuse and accept a small performance penalty. See T8654.
-    if ($version == '7.43.0') {
-      return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-  }
-
   private function isDownload() {
    return ($this->downloadPath !== null);
   }