diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
index f55dc310e..9d7b8df32 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(ConfigScopes &configScopes, AppConfig &appConfig)
       m_coreProcess(appConfig, m_serverConfig),
       m_serverConnection(this, appConfig, m_serverConfig, m_serverConfigDialogState),
       m_clientConnection(this, appConfig),
-      m_tlsUtility(appConfig),
+      m_tlsUtility(this),
       m_trayIcon{new QSystemTrayIcon(this)},
       m_guiDupeChecker{new QLocalServer(this)},
       m_daemonIpcClient{new ipc::DaemonIpcClient(this)},
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 040cd3c6b..895150139 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(
       m_appConfig(appConfig),
       m_serverConfig(serverConfig),
       m_coreProcess(coreProcess),
-      m_tlsUtility(appConfig)
+      m_tlsUtility(this)
 {
 
   ui->setupUi(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h b/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h
index 8b44f51d3..f04d0fb3a 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/config/AppConfig.h
@@ -280,18 +280,11 @@ private:
   bool m_LoadFromSystemScope = false;
   bool m_RequireClientCert = true;
 
-  /**
-   * @brief Flag is set when any TLS is setting is changed, and is reset
-   * when the TLS changed event is emitted.
-   */
-  bool m_TlsChanged = false;
-
   deskflow::gui::IConfigScopes &m_Scopes;
   std::shared_ptr<Deps> m_pDeps;
   QString m_ScreenName;
 
 signals:
-  void tlsChanged();
   void screenNameChanged();
   void logLevelChanged();
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
index d45d5bf7a..b04c571c3 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/core/CoreProcess.cpp
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ bool CoreProcess::addServerArgs(QStringList &args, QString &app)
   // since it's not clear why (it is only needed for the server), this has now
   // been moved to server args.
   if (Settings::value(Settings::Security::TlsEnabled).toBool()) {
-    TlsUtility tlsUtility(m_appConfig);
+    TlsUtility tlsUtility(this);
     if (!tlsUtility.persistCertificate()) {
       qCritical("failed to persist tls certificate");
       return false;
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp
index 61553d95f..afc82c7ed 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 namespace deskflow::gui {
 
-TlsUtility::TlsUtility(const IAppConfig &appConfig) : m_appConfig(appConfig)
+TlsUtility::TlsUtility(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h
index ba3cc1dc5..340743381 100644
--- a/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h
+++ b/src/lib/gui/tls/TlsUtility.h
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include "gui/config/IAppConfig.h"
-
 #include "TlsCertificate.h"
 
 #include <QObject>
@@ -19,7 +17,7 @@ class TlsUtility : public QObject
   Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-  explicit TlsUtility(const IAppConfig &appConfig);
+  explicit TlsUtility(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
   bool generateCertificate();
   bool persistCertificate();
@@ -34,7 +32,6 @@ public:
   bool isEnabled() const;
 
 private:
-  const IAppConfig &m_appConfig;
   TlsCertificate m_certificate;
 };