diff --git a/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py b/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py
index 8e2648589..26cd2461a 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/dsinstance.py
@@ -395,7 +395,6 @@ class DsInstance(service.Service):
             self.step("creating DS keytab", self.__get_ds_keytab)
             if self.ca_is_configured:
                 self.step("retrieving DS Certificate", self.__get_ds_cert)
-            self.step("configuring ssl for ds instance", self.__enable_ssl)
             self.step("restarting directory server", self.__restart_instance)
 
         self.step("setting up initial replication", self.__setup_replica)