diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/AbstractProcessor.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/AbstractProcessor.java
index 41154dafd42..597832c13ff 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/AbstractProcessor.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/AbstractProcessor.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractProcessor extends AbstractProcessorLight implement
     protected final Response response;
     protected volatile SocketWrapperBase<?> socketWrapper = null;
     protected volatile SSLSupport sslSupport;
-    private String clientCertProvider = null;
 
     /**
      * Error state for the request/response currently being processed.
@@ -141,17 +140,6 @@ public Adapter getAdapter() {
     }
 
 
-    @Override
-    public String getClientCertProvider() {
-        return clientCertProvider;
-    }
-
-
-    public void setClientCertProvider(String s) {
-        this.clientCertProvider = s;
-    }
-
-
     /**
      * Set the socket wrapper being used.
      */
diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/Processor.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/Processor.java
index 8094ac714d6..35cfea6c4f1 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/Processor.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/Processor.java
@@ -69,20 +69,6 @@ public interface Processor {
      */
     void recycle();
 
-    /**
-     * When client certificate information is presented in a form other than
-     * instances of {@link java.security.cert.X509Certificate} it needs to be
-     * converted before it can be used and this property controls which JSSE
-     * provider is used to perform the conversion. For example it is used with
-     * the AJP connectors, the HTTP APR connector and with the
-     * {@link org.apache.catalina.valves.SSLValve}. If not specified, the
-     * default provider will be used.
-     *
-     * @return The name of the JSSE provider to use for certificate
-     *         transformation if required
-     */
-    String getClientCertProvider();
-
     void setSslSupport(SSLSupport sslSupport);
 
     /**
diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AjpProcessor.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AjpProcessor.java
index 103803781b9..cd14b246983 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AjpProcessor.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/ajp/AjpProcessor.java
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ public class AjpProcessor extends AbstractProcessor {
     private long bytesWritten = 0;
 
 
+
+
     // ------------------------------------------------------------ Constructor
 
     public AjpProcessor(int packetSize, AbstractEndpoint<?> endpoint) {
@@ -318,6 +320,19 @@ public void setRequiredSecret(String requiredSecret) {
     }
 
 
+    /**
+     * When client certificate information is presented in a form other than
+     * instances of {@link java.security.cert.X509Certificate} it needs to be
+     * converted before it can be used and this property controls which JSSE
+     * provider is used to perform the conversion.
+     */
+    private String clientCertProvider = null;
+    public String getClientCertProvider() { return clientCertProvider; }
+    public void setClientCertProvider(String clientCertProvider) {
+        this.clientCertProvider = clientCertProvider;
+    }
+
+
     // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
 
 
diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Protocol.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Protocol.java
index e4a03ce61b3..31457ca0dad 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Protocol.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/AbstractHttp11Protocol.java
@@ -627,7 +627,6 @@ protected void configureProcessor(Http11Processor processor) {
         processor.setRestrictedUserAgents(getRestrictedUserAgents());
         processor.setMaxSavePostSize(getMaxSavePostSize());
         processor.setServer(getServer());
-        processor.setClientCertProvider(getClientCertProvider());
     }
 
 
diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/upgrade/UpgradeProcessorBase.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/upgrade/UpgradeProcessorBase.java
index 5af65096b33..866b705acbe 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/upgrade/UpgradeProcessorBase.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/http11/upgrade/UpgradeProcessorBase.java
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ public final Request getRequest() {
     }
 
 
-    @Override
-    public String getClientCertProvider() {
-        return null;
-    }
-
-
     @Override
     public ByteBuffer getLeftoverInput() {
         return null;
diff --git a/java/org/apache/coyote/http2/StreamProcessor.java b/java/org/apache/coyote/http2/StreamProcessor.java
index 493e51a66ef..cb05747f3d9 100644
--- a/java/org/apache/coyote/http2/StreamProcessor.java
+++ b/java/org/apache/coyote/http2/StreamProcessor.java
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ public void recycle() {
         // is reused
         setSocketWrapper(null);
         setAdapter(null);
-        setClientCertProvider(null);
     }