diff --git a/ansible/api-core.yml b/ansible/api-core.yml
index f9d8444b..38e338b8 100644
--- a/ansible/api-core.yml
+++ b/ansible/api-core.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
 
   - role: docker_client
 
-  - role: tls-client
-    tags: [ tls ]
-    tls_service: mongodb
-
   - role: datadog
     tags: [ datadog ]
 
diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml b/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml
index 6bace92d..057d4526 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/alpha-khronos.yml
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ container_envs: >
   -e INTERCOM_API_KEY={{ khronos_intercom_api_key | default('undefined') }}
   -e INTERCOM_APP_ID={{ khronos_intercom_app_id | default('undefined') }}
   -e KHRONOS_MONGO=mongodb://{{ khronos_mongo_auth }}@{{ mongo_hosts }}/{{ khronos_mongo_database }}
-  -e MONGO_CACERT=/opt/ssl/mongo-client/ca.pem
-  -e MONGO_CERT=/opt/ssl/mongo-client/cert.pem
-  -e MONGO_KEY=/opt/ssl/mongo-client/key.pem
   -e NODE_ENV={{ node_env }}
   -e RABBITMQ_HOSTNAME={{ rabbit_host_address }}
   -e RABBITMQ_PASSWORD={{ rabbit_password }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/meta/main.yml b/ansible/roles/khronos/meta/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 37a34a20..00000000
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/meta/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-dependencies:
-- { role: tls-client-cert, tls_service: mongodb}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml
index 5aa53dea..3d20bb61 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/khronos/tasks/main.yml
@@ -62,30 +62,3 @@
   - name: Khronos CLI - Every 5 minutes Time Event
     minute: "*/5"
     script: 5_minutes_passed_cron_event.sh
-
-- name: make directory for mongo certificates
-  become: yes
-  file:
-    dest: /opt/ssl/mongo-client
-    state: directory
-
-- name: put client CA in place for mongo
-  become: yes
-  copy:
-    dest: /opt/ssl/mongo-client/ca.pem
-    content: "{{ new_client_certs.data.issuing_ca }}"
-    mode: 0400
-
-- name: put client certificate in place for mongo
-  become: yes
-  copy:
-    dest: /opt/ssl/mongo-client/cert.pem
-    content: "{{ new_client_certs.data.certificate }}"
-    mode: 0400
-
-- name: put client private key in place for mongo
-  become: yes
-  copy:
-    dest: /opt/ssl/mongo-client/key.pem
-    content: "{{ new_client_certs.data.private_key }}"
-    mode: 0400
diff --git a/ansible/socket-server.yml b/ansible/socket-server.yml
index 37cd675b..939ffe2d 100644
--- a/ansible/socket-server.yml
+++ b/ansible/socket-server.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   - { role: redis_key, tags: [ setup, redis_key ] }
   - { role: builder, tags: [ build ] }
   - { role: docker_client }
-  - { role: tls-client, tls_service: mongodb, tags: [ tls ] }
   - { role: datadog, tags: [ datadog ] }
   - { role: container_start, number_of_containers: 8 }
   - role: nginx-proxied-service
diff --git a/ansible/workers.yml b/ansible/workers.yml
index 2980fbea..49e61c34 100644
--- a/ansible/workers.yml
+++ b/ansible/workers.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@
     tags: [ notify ]
   - { role: builder, tags: [ build ] }
   - { role: docker_client }
-  - { role: tls-client, tls_service: mongodb, tags: [ tls ] }
   - { role: datadog, tags: [ datadog ] }
   - { role: container_start, number_of_containers: 4 }