diff --git a/packages/playground/wordpress/src/index.ts b/packages/playground/wordpress/src/index.ts
index 051b5044fb..278ca847e4 100644
--- a/packages/playground/wordpress/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/playground/wordpress/src/index.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,17 @@ export async function setupPlatformLevelMuPlugins(php: UniversalPHP) {
 				$playground_consts = array_keys($playground_consts);
 			}
 			set_error_handler(function($severity, $message, $file, $line) use($playground_consts) {
+				/**
+				 * We're forced to use this deprecated hook to ensure SSL operations work without
+				 * the kitchen-sink bundled. See https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-playground/pull/1504
+				 * for more context.
+				 */
+				if (
+					strpos($message, "Hook http_api_transports is deprecated") !== false ||
+					strpos($message, "Hook http_api_transports is <strong>deprecated</strong>") !== false
+				) {
+					return;
+				}
 				/**
 				 * This is a temporary workaround to hide the 32bit integer warnings that
 				 * appear when using various time related function, such as strtotime and mktime.