diff --git a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/ssl/DefaultSslEngineFactory.java b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/ssl/DefaultSslEngineFactory.java
index ac16c21bfc836..0175139fea3cc 100644
--- a/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/ssl/DefaultSslEngineFactory.java
+++ b/clients/src/main/java/org/apache/kafka/common/security/ssl/DefaultSslEngineFactory.java
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ private SSLEngine createSslEngine(Mode mode, String peerHost, int peerPort, Stri
                 case NONE:
                     break;
             }
-            sslEngine.setUseClientMode(false);
         } else {
             sslEngine.setUseClientMode(true);
             SSLParameters sslParams = sslEngine.getSSLParameters();