diff --git a/security/stx-ssl/centos/build_srpm.data b/security/stx-ssl/centos/build_srpm.data
index 2670bbbb..6bd16a14 100644
--- a/security/stx-ssl/centos/build_srpm.data
+++ b/security/stx-ssl/centos/build_srpm.data
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-COPY_LIST="$PKG_BASE/files/* $PKG_BASE/LICENSE $PKG_BASE/server-csr.conf"
+COPY_LIST="$PKG_BASE/files/* $PKG_BASE/LICENSE"
 TIS_PATCH_VER=PKG_GITREVCOUNT+8
diff --git a/security/stx-ssl/centos/wrs-ssl.spec b/security/stx-ssl/centos/wrs-ssl.spec
index ac053913..10c00f8c 100644
--- a/security/stx-ssl/centos/wrs-ssl.spec
+++ b/security/stx-ssl/centos/wrs-ssl.spec
@@ -6,10 +6,8 @@ License: Apache-2.0
 Group: base
 Packager: Wind River <info@windriver.com>
 URL: unknown
-BuildRequires: openssl
 
 Source0: LICENSE
-Source1: server-csr.conf
 Source2: tpmdevice-setup
 
 %description
@@ -20,13 +18,8 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 
 RPM_BUILD_DIR_PKG="%{name}-%{version}"
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_DIR_PKG
-CSRCONF="$RPM_BUILD_DIR_PKG/server-csr.conf"
 PEMFILE="$RPM_BUILD_DIR_PKG/self-signed-server-cert.pem"
-cp %{SOURCE1} $CSRCONF
-# generate a self signed default certificate
-/usr/bin/openssl req -new -x509 -sha256 -keyout $PEMFILE -out $PEMFILE -days 365 -nodes -config $CSRCONF
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/ssl/private
-install -m 400 $PEMFILE $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sysconfdir}/ssl/private/self-signed-server-cert.pem
 
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir}
 install -m 700 %{SOURCE2} $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_sbindir}/tpmdevice-setup
diff --git a/security/stx-ssl/server-csr.conf b/security/stx-ssl/server-csr.conf
deleted file mode 100644
index ac9fdb51..00000000
--- a/security/stx-ssl/server-csr.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[ req ]
-default_bits           = 1024
-distinguished_name     = req_distinguished_name
-prompt                 = no
-
-[ req_distinguished_name ]
-CN                     = StarlingX
-