diff --git a/util/registry/torrent.py b/util/registry/torrent.py
index bd325d26a..c121257e7 100644
--- a/util/registry/torrent.py
+++ b/util/registry/torrent.py
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@ import time
 import hashlib
 import urllib
 
-from cryptography.x509 import load_pem_x509_certificate
-from cryptography.hazmat.backends import default_backend
-
 import bencode
 import resumablehashlib
 import jwt
@@ -20,11 +17,6 @@ REGISTRY_TITLE = app.config.get('REGISTRY_TITLE')
 JWT_ISSUER = app.config.get('JWT_AUTH_TOKEN_ISSUER')
 
 
-@lru_cache(maxsize=1)
-def _load_certificate_bytes(certificate_file_path):
-  with open(certificate_file_path) as cert_file:
-    return load_pem_x509_certificate(cert_file.read(), default_backend()).public_key()
-
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
 def _load_private_key(private_key_file_path):
   with open(private_key_file_path) as private_key_file:
@@ -37,13 +29,8 @@ def _torrent_jwt(info_dict):
     'infohash': _infohash(info_dict),
   }
 
-  certificate = _load_certificate_bytes(app.config['JWT_AUTH_CERTIFICATE_PATH'])
-  token_headers = {
-    'x5c': [certificate],
-  }
-
   private_key = _load_private_key(app.config['JWT_AUTH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH'])
-  return jwt.encode(token_data, private_key, 'RS256', headers=token_headers)
+  return jwt.encode(token_data, private_key, 'RS256')
 
 def _infohash(infodict):
   digest = hashlib.sha1()