diff --git a/crates/stackable-certs/src/ca/mod.rs b/crates/stackable-certs/src/ca/mod.rs
index dd0b48e5c..d6a58bfc6 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-certs/src/ca/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-certs/src/ca/mod.rs
@@ -304,8 +304,6 @@ where
         // The leaf certificate can be used for WWW client and server
         // authentication. This is a base requirement for TLS certs.
         let eku = ExtendedKeyUsage(vec![ID_KP_CLIENT_AUTH, ID_KP_SERVER_AUTH]);
-        let aki = AuthorityKeyIdentifier::try_from(spki.owned_to_ref())
-            .context(ParseAuthorityKeyIdentifierSnafu)?;
 
         let signer = self.certificate_pair.key_pair.signing_key();
         let mut builder = CertificateBuilder::new(
@@ -331,9 +329,6 @@ where
         builder
             .add_extension(&eku)
             .context(AddCertificateExtensionSnafu)?;
-        builder
-            .add_extension(&aki)
-            .context(AddCertificateExtensionSnafu)?;
 
         debug!("create and sign leaf certificate");
         let certificate = builder.build().context(BuildCertificateSnafu)?;