diff --git a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
index dc34892084..f5a8412591 100644
--- a/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
+++ b/tests/src/test_helpers/ssl_helpers.c
@@ -716,15 +716,6 @@ int mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint_certificate_init(mbedtls_test_ssl_endpoint *ep,
 
     mbedtls_ssl_conf_ca_chain(&(ep->conf), ep->ca_chain, NULL);
 
-    ret = mbedtls_ssl_conf_own_cert(&(ep->conf), ep->cert,
-                                    ep->pkey);
-    TEST_EQUAL(ret, 0);
-    TEST_ASSERT(ep->conf.key_cert != NULL);
-
-    ret = mbedtls_ssl_conf_own_cert(&(ep->conf), NULL, NULL);
-    TEST_EQUAL(ret, 0);
-    TEST_ASSERT(ep->conf.key_cert == NULL);
-
     ret = mbedtls_ssl_conf_own_cert(&(ep->conf), ep->cert,
                                     ep->pkey);
     TEST_EQUAL(ret, 0);