diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java
index e4329fddb1f..6098562ec3a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/SecuritySettingsSource.java
@@ -246,16 +246,6 @@ public class SecuritySettingsSource extends NodeConfigurationSource {
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the configuration settings given the location of a certificate and its password
-     *
-     * @param resourcePathToStore the location of the keystore or truststore
-     * @param password the password
-     */
-    public static void addSSLSettingsForStore(Settings.Builder builder, String resourcePathToStore, String password) {
-        addSSLSettingsForStore(builder, "", resourcePathToStore, password, true, true, true);
-    }
-
     private static void addSSLSettingsForStore(Settings.Builder builder, String prefix, String resourcePathToStore, String password,
                                                boolean sslEnabled, boolean hostnameVerificationEnabled,
                                                boolean transportClient) {
diff --git a/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/ldap/OpenLdapUserSearchSessionFactoryTests.java b/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/ldap/OpenLdapUserSearchSessionFactoryTests.java
index c7a92dccab8..42c2d9cd07e 100644
--- a/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/ldap/OpenLdapUserSearchSessionFactoryTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/qa/openldap-tests/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/ldap/OpenLdapUserSearchSessionFactoryTests.java
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@ public class OpenLdapUserSearchSessionFactoryTests extends ESTestCase {
         }
     }
 
-    private MockSecureSettings newSecureSettings(String key, String value) {
-        MockSecureSettings secureSettings = new MockSecureSettings();
-        secureSettings.setString(key, value);
-        return secureSettings;
-    }
-
     private LdapSession session(SessionFactory factory, String username, SecureString password) {
         PlainActionFuture<LdapSession> future = new PlainActionFuture<>();
         factory.session(username, password, future);