diff --git a/cmd/thanos/receive.go b/cmd/thanos/receive.go
index 25b11ada64..59db2ed840 100644
--- a/cmd/thanos/receive.go
+++ b/cmd/thanos/receive.go
@@ -190,10 +190,6 @@ func runReceive(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	rwTLSClientConfig, err := tls.NewClientConfig(logger, rwClientCert, rwClientKey, rwClientServerCA, rwClientServerName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	dialOpts, err := extgrpc.StoreClientGRPCOpts(logger, reg, tracer, rwServerCert != "", rwClientCert, rwClientKey, rwClientServerCA, rwClientServerName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -208,7 +204,6 @@ func runReceive(
 		ReplicationFactor: replicationFactor,
 		Tracer:            tracer,
 		TLSConfig:         rwTLSConfig,
-		TLSClientConfig:   rwTLSClientConfig,
 		DialOpts:          dialOpts,
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/receive/handler.go b/pkg/receive/handler.go
index a1545232d3..733086e17d 100644
--- a/pkg/receive/handler.go
+++ b/pkg/receive/handler.go
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ type Options struct {
 	ReplicationFactor uint64
 	Tracer            opentracing.Tracer
 	TLSConfig         *tls.Config
-	TLSClientConfig   *tls.Config
 	DialOpts          []grpc.DialOption
 }