diff --git a/pkg/registry/util.go b/pkg/registry/util.go
index 8661202fb..d8fb248d4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/util.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/util.go
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func NewRegistryClientWithTLS(out io.Writer, certFile, keyFile, caFile string, i
 	return registryClient, nil
 }
 
-func NewRegistryClientHTTP(out io.Writer, certFile, keyFile, caFile string, insecureSkipTLSverify bool, registryConfig string, debug bool) (*Client, error) {
+func NewRegistryClientHTTP(out io.Writer, registryConfig string, debug bool) (*Client, error) {
 	// Create a new http registry client
 	registryClient, err := NewClient(
 		ClientOptDebug(debug),
diff --git a/pkg/registry/utils_test.go b/pkg/registry/utils_test.go
index 9dc832a4d..49b028a38 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/utils_test.go
@@ -55,10 +55,6 @@ var (
 	testHtpasswdFileBasename = "authtest.htpasswd"
 	testUsername             = "myuser"
 	testPassword             = "mypass"
-	testCACertFileName       = "root.pem"
-	testCAKeyFileName        = "root-key.pem"
-	testClientCertFileName   = "client.pem"
-	testClientKeyFileName    = "client-key.pem"
 )
 
 type TestSuite struct {