diff --git a/lib/utils/createCertificate.js b/lib/utils/createCertificate.js
index 38e0cf71bf..3da1d3da0a 100644
--- a/lib/utils/createCertificate.js
+++ b/lib/utils/createCertificate.js
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ function createCertificate(attributes) {
     days: 30,
     keySize: 2048,
     extensions: [
-      {
-        name: 'basicConstraints',
-        cA: true,
-      },
       {
         name: 'keyUsage',
         keyCertSign: true,