diff --git a/connect/proxy/config.go b/connect/proxy/config.go
index 025809a7b6..b0e020ab2f 100644
--- a/connect/proxy/config.go
+++ b/connect/proxy/config.go
@@ -36,25 +36,11 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	// Upstreams configures outgoing proxies for remote connect services.
 	Upstreams []UpstreamConfig `json:"upstreams" hcl:"upstreams"`
-
-	// DevCAFile, DevServiceCertFile, and DevServiceKeyFile allow configuring
-	// the certificate information from a static file. This is only for testing
-	// purposes. All or none must be specified.
-	DevCAFile          string `json:"dev_ca_file" hcl:"dev_ca_file"`
-	DevServiceCertFile string `json:"dev_service_cert_file" hcl:"dev_service_cert_file"`
-	DevServiceKeyFile  string `json:"dev_service_key_file" hcl:"dev_service_key_file"`
 }
 
 // Service returns the *connect.Service structure represented by this config.
 func (c *Config) Service(client *api.Client, logger *log.Logger) (*connect.Service, error) {
-	// If we aren't in dev mode, then we return the configured service.
-	if c.DevCAFile == "" {
-		return connect.NewServiceWithLogger(c.ProxiedServiceName, client, logger)
-	}
-
-	// Dev mode
-	return connect.NewDevServiceFromCertFiles(c.ProxiedServiceName,
-		logger, c.DevCAFile, c.DevServiceCertFile, c.DevServiceKeyFile)
+	return connect.NewServiceWithLogger(c.ProxiedServiceName, client, logger)
 }
 
 // PublicListenerConfig contains the parameters needed for the incoming mTLS
diff --git a/connect/proxy/config_test.go b/connect/proxy/config_test.go
index 2e214c6ddf..d395c9767a 100644
--- a/connect/proxy/config_test.go
+++ b/connect/proxy/config_test.go
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ func TestParseConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 				ConnectTimeoutMs:     10000,
 			},
 		},
-		DevCAFile:          "connect/testdata/ca1-ca-consul-internal.cert.pem",
-		DevServiceCertFile: "connect/testdata/ca1-svc-web.cert.pem",
-		DevServiceKeyFile:  "connect/testdata/ca1-svc-web.key.pem",
 	}
 
 	require.Equal(t, expect, cfg)
diff --git a/connect/proxy/testdata/config-kitchensink.hcl b/connect/proxy/testdata/config-kitchensink.hcl
index de3472d0f8..2276190ca7 100644
--- a/connect/proxy/testdata/config-kitchensink.hcl
+++ b/connect/proxy/testdata/config-kitchensink.hcl
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ token = "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
 proxied_service_name = "web"
 proxied_service_namespace = "default"
 
-# Assumes running consul in dev mode from the repo root...
-dev_ca_file = "connect/testdata/ca1-ca-consul-internal.cert.pem"
-dev_service_cert_file = "connect/testdata/ca1-svc-web.cert.pem"
-dev_service_key_file = "connect/testdata/ca1-svc-web.key.pem"
-
 public_listener {
   bind_address = "127.0.0.1"
   bind_port= "9999"