diff --git a/apps/x509.c b/apps/x509.c
index 66f0074f4..2020b51de 100644
--- a/apps/x509.c
+++ b/apps/x509.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ static int x509_certify(X509_STORE *ctx, char *CAfile, const EVP_MD *digest,
 	else if (!(bs = load_serial(CAfile, serialfile, create)))
 		goto end;
 
-	if (!X509_STORE_add_cert(ctx,x)) goto end;
+/*	if (!X509_STORE_add_cert(ctx,x)) goto end;*/
 
 	/* NOTE: this certificate can/should be self signed, unless it was
 	 * a certificate request in which case it is not. */