diff --git a/internal/server/coap/coap.go b/internal/server/coap/coap.go
index ddf1e6224c..a1816b961b 100644
--- a/internal/server/coap/coap.go
+++ b/internal/server/coap/coap.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ package coap
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"log/slog"
 	"time"
@@ -44,26 +43,10 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, cancel context.CancelFunc, name string, config ser
 func (s *Server) Start() error {
 	errCh := make(chan error)
 	s.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s service started using http, exposed port %s", s.Name, s.Address))
-	switch {
-	case s.Config.CertFile != "" || s.Config.KeyFile != "":
-		s.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s service %s server listening at %s with TLS cert %s and key %s", s.Name, s.Protocol, s.Address, s.Config.CertFile, s.Config.KeyFile))
-		certificate, err := tls.LoadX509KeyPair(s.Config.CertFile, s.Config.KeyFile)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to load auth certificates: %w", err)
-		}
-		tlsConfig := &tls.Config{
-			Certificates: []tls.Certificate{certificate},
-		}
-
-		go func() {
-			errCh <- gocoap.ListenAndServeTCPTLS("udp", s.Address, tlsConfig, s.handler)
-		}()
-	default:
-		s.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s service %s server listening at %s without TLS", s.Name, s.Protocol, s.Address))
-		go func() {
-			errCh <- gocoap.ListenAndServe("udp", s.Address, s.handler)
-		}()
-	}
+	s.Logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s service %s server listening at %s without TLS", s.Name, s.Protocol, s.Address))
+	go func() {
+		errCh <- gocoap.ListenAndServe("udp", s.Address, s.handler)
+	}()
 
 	select {
 	case <-s.Ctx.Done():