diff --git a/certificates/install_darwin.go b/certificates/install_darwin.go
index 1a8af859..6467c9ba 100644
--- a/certificates/install_darwin.go
+++ b/certificates/install_darwin.go
@@ -72,14 +72,7 @@ const char *uninstallCert() {
     OSStatus err = noErr;
     CFTypeRef itemList;
     err = SecItemCopyMatching((CFDictionaryRef)dict, &itemList);
-    if (err == noErr) {
-        err = SecItemDelete((CFDictionaryRef)dict);
-        if (err != noErr) {
-            NSString *errString = [@"Could not delete the certificates. Error: " stringByAppendingFormat:@"%d", err];
-            NSLog(@"%@", errString);
-            return [errString cStringUsingEncoding:[NSString defaultCStringEncoding]];;
-        }
-    } else if (err != errSecItemNotFound){
+    if (err != errSecItemNotFound){
         NSString *errString = [@"Error: " stringByAppendingFormat:@"%d", err];
         NSLog(@"%@", errString);
         return [errString cStringUsingEncoding:[NSString defaultCStringEncoding]];;