diff --git a/src/reverseproxy.js b/src/reverseproxy.js
index 6d9619680..a1337352c 100644
--- a/src/reverseproxy.js
+++ b/src/reverseproxy.js
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     renewCerts,
 
     // the 'configure' ensure a certificate and generate nginx config
-    configureAdmin,
     configureApp,
     unconfigureApp,
 
@@ -421,24 +420,6 @@ function writeDashboardNginxConfig(bundle, configFileName, vhost, callback) {
     reload(callback);
 }
 
-function configureAdmin(domain, auditSource, callback) {
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof auditSource, 'object');
-    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
-
-    domains.get(domain, function (error, domainObject) {
-        if (error) return callback(error);
-
-        const adminFqdn = domains.fqdn(constants.ADMIN_LOCATION, domainObject);
-
-        ensureCertificate(adminFqdn, domainObject.domain, auditSource, function (error, bundle) {
-            if (error) return callback(error);
-
-            writeDashboardNginxConfig(bundle, `${adminFqdn}.conf`, adminFqdn, callback);
-        });
-    });
-}
-
 function writeDashboardConfig(domain, callback) {
     assert.strictEqual(typeof domain, 'string');
     assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');