diff --git a/tests/system-setup/remote-nextcloud-docker.sh b/tests/system-setup/remote-nextcloud-docker.sh
index 3cb3ef68..9eea3638 100755
--- a/tests/system-setup/remote-nextcloud-docker.sh
+++ b/tests/system-setup/remote-nextcloud-docker.sh
@@ -128,18 +128,6 @@ install_nextcloud_docker() {
     #    
     H2 "docker: integrate Nextcloud with MiaB-LDAP"
     
-    # create an /etc/ldap/ldap.conf specifying what root certificates
-    # are valid for peer cert validation by openldap tools
-    # (ldapsearch). This is needed for the docker debian image (not
-    # needed on ubuntu?) for the tools to recognize the root
-    # certificate copied above
-    echo "TLS_CACERT /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt" > /tmp/ldap.conf.$$
-    docker exec NC mkdir /etc/ldap \
-        || die "docker: mkdir /etc/ldap failed"
-    docker cp /tmp/ldap.conf.$$ NC:/etc/ldap/ldap.conf \
-        || die "docker: could not copy /tmp/ldap.conf.$$ to NC:/etc/ldap"
-    rm -f /tmp/ldap.conf.$$
-    
     # execute the script that sets up Nextcloud
     docker cp setup/mods.available/remote-nextcloud-use-miab.sh NC:/tmp \
         || die "docker: cp remote-nextcloud-use-miab.sh failed"