diff --git a/util/secscan/api.py b/util/secscan/api.py
index d6ae31502..344865e9c 100644
--- a/util/secscan/api.py
+++ b/util/secscan/api.py
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@ class SecurityScannerAPI(object):
     self._security_config = config.get('SECURITY_SCANNER')
     self._target_version = self._security_config['ENGINE_VERSION_TARGET']
 
-    self._certificate = config_validator.cert()
-    self._keys = config_validator.keypair()
-
 
   def _get_image_url(self, image):
     """ Gets the download URL for an image and if the storage doesn't exist,
@@ -259,7 +256,7 @@ class SecurityScannerAPI(object):
     with CloseForLongOperation(self.config):
       logger.debug('%sing security URL %s', method.upper(), url)
       return client.request(method, url, json=body, params=params, timeout=timeout,
-                            cert=self._keys, verify='/conf/mitm.cert', headers=headers,
+                            verify='/conf/mitm.cert', headers=headers,
                             proxies={
                               'https': 'https://' + signer_proxy_url,
                               'http': 'http://' + signer_proxy_url