diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index d87b2ea..6d0f019 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 - name: OrientDB certificates via Letsencrypt
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: orientdb_letsencrypt.yml
   when: orientdb_install
-- name: OrientDB local certificates
-  ansible.builtin.import_tasks: orientdb_certificates.yml
-  when: orientdb_install
 - name: OrientDB removal
   ansible.builtin.import_tasks: orientdb_removal.yml
   when: not orientdb_install
diff --git a/tasks/orientdb_certificates.yml b/tasks/orientdb_certificates.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 337911e..0000000
--- a/tasks/orientdb_certificates.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: orientdb_certificates | Manage the Letsencrypt certificates
-  tags: ['orientdb', 'letsencrypt', 'orientdb_letsencrypt']
-  when: orientdb_ssl_enabled
-  block:
-    - name: orientdb_certificates | Create the acme hooks directory if it does not yet exist
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        dest: "{{ letsencrypt_acme_services_scripts_dir }}"
-        state: directory
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: "0755"
-    - name: orientdb_certificates | Install a letsencrypt hook to update the orientdb certificate
-      ansible.builtin.template:
-        src: orientdb-letsencrypt-acme.sh.j2
-        dest: "{{ letsencrypt_acme_services_scripts_dir }}/orientdb"
-        owner: root
-        group: root
-        mode: "4555"
-
-- name: orientdb_certificates | Remove the hook if letsencrypt is not used
-  tags: ['orientdb', 'letsencrypt', 'orientdb_letsencrypt']
-  when: not orientdb_letsencrypt_ssl_enabled
-  block:
-    - name: orientdb_certificates | Install a letsencrypt hook to update the orientdb certificate
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        dest: "{{ letsencrypt_acme_services_scripts_dir }}/orientdb"
-        state: absent