diff --git a/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-drop-mysql.tpl b/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-drop-mysql.tpl
index 265a4ba9c..0c2b63ab6 100644
--- a/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-drop-mysql.tpl
+++ b/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-drop-mysql.tpl
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 {{- $backoffLimit := index . "backoffLimit" | default "1000" -}}
 {{- $activeDeadlineSeconds := index . "activeDeadlineSeconds" -}}
 {{- $serviceNamePretty := $serviceName | replace "_" "-" -}}
-{{- $tlsPath := index . "tlsPath" | default (printf "/etc/%s/certs" $serviceNamePretty ) -}}
-{{- $tlsSecret := index . "tlsSecret" | default "" -}}
 {{- $dbAdminTlsSecret := index . "dbAdminTlsSecret" | default "" -}}
 
 {{- $serviceAccountName := printf "%s-%s" $serviceNamePretty "db-drop" }}
@@ -88,8 +86,6 @@ spec:
 {{- if $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates }}
             - name: MARIADB_X509
               value: "REQUIRE X509"
-            - name: USER_CERT_PATH
-              value: {{ $tlsPath | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- if eq $dbToDropType "secret" }}
             - name: DB_CONNECTION
@@ -121,7 +117,6 @@ spec:
               readOnly: true
 {{- end }}
 {{- if $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates }}
-{{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $tlsSecret "path" $tlsPath | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume_mount" | indent 12 }}
 {{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $dbAdminTlsSecret "path" "/etc/mysql/certs" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume_mount" | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -139,7 +134,6 @@ spec:
             defaultMode: 0555
 {{- end }}
 {{- if $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates }}
-{{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $tlsSecret | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume" | indent 8 }}
 {{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $dbAdminTlsSecret | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume" | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- $local := dict "configMapBinFirst" true -}}
diff --git a/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-init-mysql.tpl b/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-init-mysql.tpl
index 3f72f3335..9192ccc95 100644
--- a/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-init-mysql.tpl
+++ b/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-init-mysql.tpl
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 {{- $backoffLimit := index . "backoffLimit" | default "1000" -}}
 {{- $activeDeadlineSeconds := index . "activeDeadlineSeconds" -}}
 {{- $serviceNamePretty := $serviceName | replace "_" "-" -}}
-{{- $tlsPath := index . "tlsPath" | default (printf "/etc/%s/certs" $serviceNamePretty ) -}}
-{{- $tlsSecret := index . "tlsSecret" | default "" -}}
 {{- $dbAdminTlsSecret := index . "dbAdminTlsSecret" | default "" -}}
 
 {{- $serviceAccountName := printf "%s-%s" $serviceNamePretty "db-init" }}
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@ spec:
 {{- if $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates }}
             - name: MARIADB_X509
               value: "REQUIRE X509"
-            - name: USER_CERT_PATH
-              value: {{ $tlsPath | quote }}
 {{- end }}
           command:
             - /tmp/db-init.py
@@ -119,7 +115,6 @@ spec:
               readOnly: true
 {{- end }}
 {{- if $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates }}
-{{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $tlsSecret "path" $tlsPath | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume_mount" | indent 12 }}
 {{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $dbAdminTlsSecret "path" "/etc/mysql/certs" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume_mount" | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
@@ -137,7 +132,6 @@ spec:
             defaultMode: 0555
 {{- end }}
 {{- if $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates }}
-{{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $tlsSecret | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume" | indent 8 }}
 {{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $dbAdminTlsSecret | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume" | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- $local := dict "configMapBinFirst" true -}}
diff --git a/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-sync.tpl b/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-sync.tpl
index 1352293b5..0a60a3b4d 100644
--- a/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-sync.tpl
+++ b/helm-toolkit/templates/manifests/_job-db-sync.tpl
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 {{- $backoffLimit := index . "backoffLimit" | default "1000" -}}
 {{- $activeDeadlineSeconds := index . "activeDeadlineSeconds" -}}
 {{- $serviceNamePretty := $serviceName | replace "_" "-" -}}
-{{- $tlsPath := index . "tlsPath" | default (printf "/etc/%s/certs" $serviceNamePretty ) -}}
-{{- $tlsSecret := index . "tlsSecret" | default "" -}}
 {{- $dbAdminTlsSecret := index . "dbAdminTlsSecret" | default "" -}}
 
 {{- $serviceAccountName := printf "%s-%s" $serviceNamePretty "db-sync" }}
@@ -90,7 +88,6 @@ spec:
               mountPath: {{ $dbToSync.logConfigFile | quote }}
               subPath: {{ base $dbToSync.logConfigFile | quote }}
               readOnly: true
-{{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $tlsSecret "path" $tlsPath | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume_mount" | indent 12 }}
 {{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $dbAdminTlsSecret "path" "/etc/mysql/certs" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume_mount" | indent 12 }}
 {{- if $podVolMounts }}
 {{ $podVolMounts | toYaml | indent 12 }}
@@ -114,7 +111,6 @@ spec:
           secret:
             secretName: {{ $configMapEtc | quote }}
             defaultMode: 0444
-{{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $tlsSecret | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume" | indent 8 }}
 {{- dict "enabled" $envAll.Values.manifests.certificates "name" $dbAdminTlsSecret | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.tls_volume" | indent 8 }}
 {{- if $podVols }}
 {{ $podVols | toYaml | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-drop.py.tpl b/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-drop.py.tpl
index 322932eb1..03884fa18 100644
--- a/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-drop.py.tpl
+++ b/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-drop.py.tpl
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ else:
     sys.exit(1)
 
 mysql_x509 = os.getenv('MARIADB_X509', "")
+ssl_args = {}
 if mysql_x509:
-    user_tls_cert_path = os.getenv('USER_CERT_PATH', "")
-    if not user_tls_cert_path:
-        logger.critical('environment variable USER_CERT_PATH not set')
-        sys.exit(1)
+    ssl_args = {'ssl': {'ca': '/etc/mysql/certs/ca.crt',
+                        'key': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.key',
+                        'cert': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.crt'}}
 
 # Get the connection string for the service db
 if "OPENSTACK_CONFIG_FILE" in os.environ:
@@ -101,13 +101,7 @@ try:
     host = root_engine_full.url.host
     port = root_engine_full.url.port
     root_engine_url = ''.join([drivername, '://', root_user, ':', root_password, '@', host, ':', str (port)])
-    if mysql_x509:
-        ssl_args = {'ssl': {'ca': '/etc/mysql/certs/ca.crt',
-                            'key': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.key',
-                            'cert': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.crt'}}
-        root_engine = create_engine(root_engine_url, connect_args=ssl_args)
-    else:
-        root_engine = create_engine(root_engine_url)
+    root_engine = create_engine(root_engine_url, connect_args=ssl_args)
     connection = root_engine.connect()
     connection.close()
     logger.info("Tested connection to DB @ {0}:{1} as {2}".format(
@@ -118,13 +112,7 @@ except:
 
 # User DB engine
 try:
-    if mysql_x509:
-        ssl_args = {'ssl': {'ca': '{0}/ca.crt'.format(user_tls_cert_path),
-                            'key': '{0}/tls.key'.format(user_tls_cert_path),
-                            'cert': '{0}/tls.crt'.format(user_tls_cert_path)}}
-        user_engine = create_engine(user_db_conn, connect_args=ssl_args)
-    else:
-        user_engine = create_engine(user_db_conn)
+    user_engine = create_engine(user_db_conn, connect_args=ssl_args)
     # Get our user data out of the user_engine
     database = user_engine.url.database
     user = user_engine.url.username
diff --git a/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl b/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl
index d0bda49a6..4294d40c5 100644
--- a/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl
+++ b/helm-toolkit/templates/scripts/_db-init.py.tpl
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ else:
     sys.exit(1)
 
 mysql_x509 = os.getenv('MARIADB_X509', "")
+ssl_args = {}
 if mysql_x509:
-    user_tls_cert_path = os.getenv('USER_CERT_PATH', "")
-    if not user_tls_cert_path:
-        logger.critical('environment variable USER_CERT_PATH not set')
-        sys.exit(1)
+    ssl_args = {'ssl': {'ca': '/etc/mysql/certs/ca.crt',
+                'key': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.key',
+                'cert': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.crt'}}
 
 # Get the connection string for the service db
 if "OPENSTACK_CONFIG_FILE" in os.environ:
@@ -101,13 +101,7 @@ try:
     host = root_engine_full.url.host
     port = root_engine_full.url.port
     root_engine_url = ''.join([drivername, '://', root_user, ':', root_password, '@', host, ':', str (port)])
-    if mysql_x509:
-        ssl_args = {'ssl': {'ca': '/etc/mysql/certs/ca.crt',
-                    'key': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.key',
-                    'cert': '/etc/mysql/certs/tls.crt'}}
-        root_engine = create_engine(root_engine_url, connect_args=ssl_args)
-    else:
-        root_engine = create_engine(root_engine_url)
+    root_engine = create_engine(root_engine_url, connect_args=ssl_args)
     connection = root_engine.connect()
     connection.close()
     logger.info("Tested connection to DB @ {0}:{1} as {2}".format(
@@ -118,13 +112,7 @@ except:
 
 # User DB engine
 try:
-    if mysql_x509:
-        ssl_args = {'ssl': {'ca': '{0}/ca.crt'.format(user_tls_cert_path),
-                            'key': '{0}/tls.key'.format(user_tls_cert_path),
-                            'cert': '{0}/tls.crt'.format(user_tls_cert_path)}}
-        user_engine = create_engine(user_db_conn, connect_args=ssl_args)
-    else:
-        user_engine = create_engine(user_db_conn)
+    user_engine = create_engine(user_db_conn, connect_args=ssl_args)
     # Get our user data out of the user_engine
     database = user_engine.url.database
     user = user_engine.url.username