diff --git a/lib/gat/modes/digitalocean_discovery/config.go b/lib/gat/modes/digitalocean_discovery/config.go
index 56ac637ef2f32d4a0cfe2b3c1ab3dd9004c02ea4..e24ddb86169b61c44d198544ad9d73223d0c051c 100644
--- a/lib/gat/modes/digitalocean_discovery/config.go
+++ b/lib/gat/modes/digitalocean_discovery/config.go
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ func (T *Config) ListenAndServe() error {
 	} else {
 		log.Printf("failed to load certificate, ssl is disabled")
 	}
-	sslConfig = &tls.Config{
-		Certificates: []tls.Certificate{
-			certificate,
-		},
-	}
 
 	client := godo.NewFromToken(T.APIKey)
 	clusters, _, err := client.Databases.List(context.Background(), nil)