diff --git a/wile_coyote/tools/__init__.py b/wile_coyote/tools/__init__.py
index 5a1cb2ea8b40e1cd8023f4e3d2e589e5d74464b0..e1a7258be03a7405d4f8c582ce3aa5ffb89b87a1 100644
--- a/wile_coyote/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/wile_coyote/tools/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ for loader, module_name, is_pkg in pkgutil.walk_packages(__path__):
     CONSUL_TOKEN = config.get("acme", "consul_token")
     WEB_BASE = config.get("acme", "web_base")
     ACME_PROVIDERS = config.get("acme", "acme_providers")
-    PROVIDERS_CA = l_eval(config.get("acme", "providers_ca"))
 
     # these parameters only work in test
     if "unit-test" in config.sections():