diff --git a/tests/e2e_logging.py b/tests/e2e_logging.py
index 523a67bd63d5..c9af951c35ba 100644
--- a/tests/e2e_logging.py
+++ b/tests/e2e_logging.py
@@ -35,28 +35,28 @@
 
 from loguru import logger as LOG
 
-from OpenSSL.crypto import (
-    # dump_certificate,
-    load_certificate,
-    # FILETYPE_TEXT,
-    FILETYPE_PEM,
-    X509,
-    X509Store,
-    X509StoreContext,
-)
-
-
-def verify_endorsements_openssl(service_cert, receipt):
-    node_cert_pem = receipt["cert"].encode()
-    store = X509Store()
-    store.add_cert(X509.from_cryptography(service_cert))
-    chain = None
-    if "service_endorsements" in receipt:
-        chain = []
-        for endo in receipt["service_endorsements"]:
-            chain.append(load_certificate(FILETYPE_PEM, endo.encode()))
-    ctx = X509StoreContext(store, load_certificate(FILETYPE_PEM, node_cert_pem), chain)
-    ctx.verify_certificate()  # throws on error
+# from OpenSSL.crypto import (
+#     # dump_certificate,
+#     load_certificate,
+#     # FILETYPE_TEXT,
+#     FILETYPE_PEM,
+#     X509,
+#     X509Store,
+#     X509StoreContext,
+# )
+
+
+# def verify_endorsements_openssl(service_cert, receipt):
+#     node_cert_pem = receipt["cert"].encode()
+#     store = X509Store()
+#     store.add_cert(X509.from_cryptography(service_cert))
+#     chain = None
+#     if "service_endorsements" in receipt:
+#         chain = []
+#         for endo in receipt["service_endorsements"]:
+#             chain.append(load_certificate(FILETYPE_PEM, endo.encode()))
+#     ctx = X509StoreContext(store, load_certificate(FILETYPE_PEM, node_cert_pem), chain)
+#     ctx.verify_certificate()  # throws on error
 
 
 def verify_receipt(