diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py
index 238c93fa4f..53af73fdb0 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_course_settings.py
@@ -982,40 +982,6 @@ class CourseMetadataEditingTest(CourseTestCase):
         tab_list.append(self.notes_tab)
         self.assertEqual(tab_list, course.tabs)
 
-    @override_settings(FEATURES={'CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW': True})
-    def test_web_view_certificate_configuration_settings(self):
-        """
-        Test that has_cert_config is updated based on cert_html_view_enabled setting.
-        """
-        test_model = CourseMetadata.update_from_json(
-            self.course,
-            {
-                "cert_html_view_enabled": {"value": "true"}
-            },
-            user=self.user
-        )
-        self.assertIn('cert_html_view_enabled', test_model)
-        url = get_url(self.course.id)
-        response = self.client.get_json(url)
-        course_detail_json = json.loads(response.content)
-        self.assertFalse(course_detail_json['has_cert_config'])
-
-        # Now add a certificate configuration
-        certificates = [
-            {
-                'id': 1,
-                'name': 'Certificate Config Name',
-                'course_title': 'Title override',
-                'signatories': [],
-                'is_active': True
-            }
-        ]
-        self.course.certificates = {'certificates': certificates}
-        modulestore().update_item(self.course, self.user.id)
-        response = self.client.get_json(url)
-        course_detail_json = json.loads(response.content)
-        self.assertTrue(course_detail_json['has_cert_config'])
-
 
 class CourseGraderUpdatesTest(CourseTestCase):
     """
diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/settings/main_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/settings/main_spec.js
index e8284620f8..f39d669c5d 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/views/settings/main_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/settings/main_spec.js
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ define([
                 entrance_exam_enabled : '',
                 entrance_exam_minimum_score_pct: '50',
                 license: null,
-                language: '',
-                has_cert_config: false
+                language: ''
             },
             mockSettingsPage = readFixtures('mock/mock-settings-page.underscore');
 
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/course_details.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/course_details.py
index 930d44d901..c2fce5cafe 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/course_details.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/course_details.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ class CourseDetails(object):
             'ENTRANCE_EXAM_MIN_SCORE_PCT',
             '50'
         )  # minimum passing score for entrance exam content module/tree,
-        self.has_cert_config = None  # course has active certificate configuration
         self.self_paced = None
 
     @classmethod
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@ class CourseDetails(object):
         # Default course license is "All Rights Reserved"
         course_details.license = getattr(descriptor, "license", "all-rights-reserved")
 
-        course_details.has_cert_config = has_active_web_certificate(descriptor)
         course_details.intro_video = cls.fetch_youtube_video_id(course_key)
 
         for attribute in ABOUT_ATTRIBUTES:
@@ -290,23 +288,3 @@ class CourseDetails(object):
                 '?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>'
             )
         return result
-
-
-# TODO - we may no longer need this - check with Zia
-def has_active_web_certificate(course):
-    """
-    Returns True if given course has active web certificate
-    configuration. If given course has no active web certificate
-    configuration returns False. Returns None If `CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW`
-    is not enabled or course has not enabled `cert_html_view_enabled`
-    settings.
-    """
-    cert_config = None
-    if settings.FEATURES.get('CERTIFICATES_HTML_VIEW', False) and course.cert_html_view_enabled:
-        cert_config = False
-        certificates = getattr(course, 'certificates', {})
-        configurations = certificates.get('certificates', [])
-        for config in configurations:
-            if config.get('is_active'):
-                return True
-    return cert_config
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/tests/test_course_details.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/tests/test_course_details.py
index e82581091a..e5e490f4ec 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/tests/test_course_details.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/models/tests/test_course_details.py
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class CourseDetailsTestCase(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(details.intro_video, "intro_video somehow initialized" + str(details.intro_video))
         self.assertIsNone(details.effort, "effort somehow initialized" + str(details.effort))
         self.assertIsNone(details.language, "language somehow initialized" + str(details.language))
-        self.assertIsNone(details.has_cert_config)
         self.assertFalse(details.self_paced)
 
     def test_update_and_fetch(self):