diff --git a/cypress/utils/commands.js b/cypress/utils/commands.js
index 9a7632b34..020849d46 100644
--- a/cypress/utils/commands.js
+++ b/cypress/utils/commands.js
@@ -99,17 +99,7 @@ Cypress.Commands.add("login", () => {
 Cypress.Commands.add("deleteAllIndices", () => {
   cy.log("Deleting all indexes");
   cy.request("DELETE", `${Cypress.env("openSearchUrl")}/test_index_*,index*,sample*,opensearch_dashboards*`);
-  cy.task("readCertAndKey").then(({ cert, key }) => {
-    cy.request({
-      method: "DELETE",
-      url: `${Cypress.env("openSearchUrl")}/.opendistro-ism*?expand_wildcards=all`,
-      headers: {},
-      agentOptions: {
-        cert,
-        key,
-      },
-    });
-  });
+  cy.request("DELETE", `${Cypress.env("openSearchUrl")}/.opendistro-ism*?expand_wildcards=all`);
 });
 
 Cypress.Commands.add("deleteADSystemIndices", () => {