diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp
index a0aeb2316..39ccfcef4 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.cpp
@@ -62,23 +62,6 @@ Fingerprint sslCertFingerprint(const X509 *cert, QCryptographicHash::Algorithm t
   return {type, digestArray};
 }
 
-Fingerprint pemFileCertFingerprint(const std::string &path, QCryptographicHash::Algorithm type)
-{
-  auto fp = fopenUtf8Path(path, "r");
-  if (!fp) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("could not open certificate path");
-  }
-  auto fileClose = finally([fp]() { std::fclose(fp); });
-
-  X509 *cert = PEM_read_X509(fp, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);
-  if (!cert) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("certificate could not be parsed");
-  }
-  auto certFree = finally([cert]() { X509_free(cert); });
-
-  return sslCertFingerprint(cert, type);
-}
-
 void generatePemSelfSignedCert(const std::string &path, int keyLength)
 {
   auto expirationDays = 365;
diff --git a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h
index a475c07a0..3f1063c35 100644
--- a/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h
+++ b/src/lib/net/SecureUtils.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
 
 #include "Fingerprint.h"
 
-#include <openssl/ossl_typ.h>
+#include <openssl/x509.h>
+
 #include <string>
 
 namespace deskflow {
@@ -26,8 +27,6 @@ QString formatSSLFingerprintColumns(const QByteArray &fingerprint);
 
 Fingerprint sslCertFingerprint(const X509 *cert, QCryptographicHash::Algorithm type);
 
-Fingerprint pemFileCertFingerprint(const std::string &path, QCryptographicHash::Algorithm type);
-
 void generatePemSelfSignedCert(const std::string &path, int keyLength = 2048);
 
 QString generateFingerprintArt(const QByteArray &rawDigest);