diff --git a/docs/content/configuration/index.md b/docs/content/configuration/index.md
index 5eb03a627e9..5f970c032ea 100644
--- a/docs/content/configuration/index.md
+++ b/docs/content/configuration/index.md
@@ -1040,7 +1040,6 @@ Middle managers pass their configurations down to their child peons. The middle
 |`druid.indexer.runner.javaOptsArray`|A json array of strings to be passed in as options to the peon's jvm. This is additive to javaOpts and is recommended for properly handling arguments which contain quotes or spaces like `["-XX:OnOutOfMemoryError=kill -9 %p"]`|`[]`|
 |`druid.indexer.runner.maxZnodeBytes`|The maximum size Znode in bytes that can be created in Zookeeper.|524288|
 |`druid.indexer.runner.startPort`|Starting port used for peon processes, should be greater than 1023.|8100|
-|`druid.indexer.runner.tlsStartPort`|Starting TLS port for peon processes, should be greater than 1023.|8300|
 |`druid.indexer.runner.separateIngestionEndpoint`|*Deprecated.* Use separate server and consequently separate jetty thread pool for ingesting events. Not supported with TLS.|false|
 |`druid.worker.ip`|The IP of the worker.|localhost|
 |`druid.worker.version`|Version identifier for the middle manager.|0|
diff --git a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java
index 6326fc04be9..37462d294dd 100644
--- a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java
+++ b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/ForkingTaskRunner.java
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
   private final ListeningExecutorService exec;
   private final ObjectMapper jsonMapper;
   private final PortFinder portFinder;
-  private final PortFinder tlsPortFinder;
   private final CopyOnWriteArrayList<Pair<TaskRunnerListener, Executor>> listeners = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<>();
 
   // Writes must be synchronized. This is only a ConcurrentMap so "informational" reads can occur without waiting.
@@ -130,7 +129,6 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
     this.jsonMapper = jsonMapper;
     this.node = node;
     this.portFinder = new PortFinder(config.getStartPort());
-    this.tlsPortFinder = new PortFinder(config.getTlsStartPort());
     this.exec = MoreExecutors.listeningDecorator(
         Execs.multiThreaded(workerConfig.getCapacity(), "forking-task-runner-%d")
     );
@@ -247,7 +245,7 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
                         }
 
                         if (node.isEnableTlsPort()) {
-                          tlsChildPort = tlsPortFinder.findUnusedPort();
+                          tlsChildPort = portFinder.findUnusedPort();
                         }
 
                         final TaskLocation taskLocation = TaskLocation.create(childHost, childPort, tlsChildPort);
@@ -515,7 +513,7 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunner implements TaskRunner, TaskLogStreamer
                               portFinder.markPortUnused(childPort);
                             }
                             if (node.isEnableTlsPort()) {
-                              tlsPortFinder.markPortUnused(tlsChildPort);
+                              portFinder.markPortUnused(tlsChildPort);
                             }
                             if (childChatHandlerPort > 0) {
                               portFinder.markPortUnused(childChatHandlerPort);
diff --git a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/config/ForkingTaskRunnerConfig.java b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/config/ForkingTaskRunnerConfig.java
index fbe171eb8ae..4c1bfd1391a 100644
--- a/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/config/ForkingTaskRunnerConfig.java
+++ b/indexing-service/src/main/java/io/druid/indexing/overlord/config/ForkingTaskRunnerConfig.java
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunnerConfig
   @Max(65535)
   private int startPort = 8100;
 
-  @JsonProperty
-  @Min(1024)
-  @Max(65535)
-  private int tlsStartPort = 8300;
-
   @JsonProperty
   @NotNull
   List<String> allowedPrefixes = Lists.newArrayList(
@@ -112,11 +107,6 @@ public class ForkingTaskRunnerConfig
     return startPort;
   }
 
-  public int getTlsStartPort()
-  {
-    return tlsStartPort;
-  }
-
   public List<String> getAllowedPrefixes()
   {
     return allowedPrefixes;