diff --git a/nodebuilder/core/config.go b/nodebuilder/core/config.go
index 7beaa4b192..53472069de 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/core/config.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/core/config.go
@@ -18,12 +18,8 @@ type Config struct {
 	IP   string
 	Port string
 	// TLSEnabled specifies whether the connection is secure or not.
-	// PLEASE NOTE: it should be set to true in order to handle TLSPath and/or XTokenPath.
+	// PLEASE NOTE: it should be set to true in order to handle XTokenPath.
 	TLSEnabled bool
-	// TLSPath specifies the directory path where the TLS certificates are stored.
-	// It should not include file names('cert.pem' and 'key.pem').
-	// If left empty, the client will be configured for an insecure (non-TLS) connection.
-	TLSPath string
 	// XTokenPath specifies the path to the directory with JSON file containing the X-Token for gRPC authentication.
 	// The JSON file should have a key-value pair where the key is "x-token" and the value is the authentication token.
 	// If left empty, the client will not include the X-Token in its requests.
diff --git a/nodebuilder/core/flags.go b/nodebuilder/core/flags.go
index a2c36f4e3d..8b0ce04cd8 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/core/flags.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/core/flags.go
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var (
 	coreFlag           = "core.ip"
 	coreGRPCFlag       = "core.grpc.port"
 	coreTLS            = "core.tls"
-	coreTLSPathFlag    = "core.tls.path"
 	coreXTokenPathFlag = "core.xtoken.path" //nolint:gosec
 )
 
@@ -36,15 +35,6 @@ func Flags() *flag.FlagSet {
 		false,
 		"Specifies whether TLS is enabled or not. Default: false",
 	)
-	flags.String(
-		coreTLSPathFlag,
-		"",
-		"specifies the directory path where the TLS certificates are stored. "+
-			"It should not include file names ('cert.pem' and 'key.pem'). "+
-			"NOTE: the path is parsed only if coreTLS enabled."+
-			"If left empty, with disabled coreTLS, the client will be configured for "+
-			"an insecure (non-TLS) connection",
-	)
 	flags.String(
 		coreXTokenPathFlag,
 		"",
@@ -81,11 +71,6 @@ func ParseFlags(
 
 	if enabled {
 		cfg.TLSEnabled = true
-		if cmd.Flag(coreTLSPathFlag).Changed {
-			path := cmd.Flag(coreTLSPathFlag).Value.String()
-			cfg.TLSPath = path
-		}
-
 		if cmd.Flag(coreXTokenPathFlag).Changed {
 			path := cmd.Flag(coreXTokenPathFlag).Value.String()
 			cfg.XTokenPath = path
diff --git a/nodebuilder/core/tls.go b/nodebuilder/core/tls.go
index da8b7b1267..96e71c5cee 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/core/tls.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/core/tls.go
@@ -20,33 +20,6 @@ func EmptyTLSConfig() *tls.Config {
 	return &tls.Config{MinVersion: tls.VersionTLS12}
 }
 
-// TLS creates a TLS configuration using the certificate and key files from the specified path.
-// It constructs the full paths to the certificate and key files by joining the provided directory path
-// with their respective file names.
-// If either file is missing, it returns an os.ErrNotExist error.
-// If the files exist, it loads the X.509 key pair from the specified files and sets up a tls.Config.
-// Parameters:
-// * tlsPath: The directory path where the TLS certificate ("cert.pem") and key ("key.pem") files are located.
-// Returns:
-// * A tls.Config structure configured with the provided certificate and key.
-// * An error if the certificate or key file does not exist, or if loading the key pair fails.
-func TLS(tlsPath string) (*tls.Config, error) {
-	certPath := filepath.Join(tlsPath, cert)
-	keyPath := filepath.Join(tlsPath, key)
-	exist := utils.Exists(certPath) && utils.Exists(keyPath)
-	if !exist {
-		return nil, os.ErrNotExist
-	}
-
-	cfg := EmptyTLSConfig()
-	cert, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(certPath, keyPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	cfg.Certificates = append(cfg.Certificates, cert)
-	return cfg, nil
-}
-
 type AuthToken struct {
 	Token string `json:"x-token"`
 }
diff --git a/nodebuilder/state/core.go b/nodebuilder/state/core.go
index c8abed9f04..09fad9d005 100644
--- a/nodebuilder/state/core.go
+++ b/nodebuilder/state/core.go
@@ -34,16 +34,8 @@ func coreAccessor(
 	error,
 ) {
 	if corecfg.TLSEnabled {
-		tlsCfg, err := core.TLS(corecfg.TLSPath)
-		switch {
-		case err == nil:
-		case errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist):
-			// set an empty config if path is empty under `TLSEnabled=true`
-			tlsCfg = core.EmptyTLSConfig()
-		default:
-			return nil, nil, nil, err
-		}
-
+		// set an empty config if path is empty under `TLSEnabled=true`
+		tlsCfg := core.EmptyTLSConfig()
 		xtoken, err := core.XToken(corecfg.XTokenPath)
 		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
 			return nil, nil, nil, err