diff --git a/ipaserver/install/certs.py b/ipaserver/install/certs.py
index 80918d431..e6d0ce2a9 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/certs.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/certs.py
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ class CertDB(object):
 
         self.cacert_name = get_ca_nickname(self.realm)
         self.valid_months = "120"
-        self.keysize = "1024"
 
         # We are going to set the owner of all of the cert
         # files to the owner of the containing directory