diff --git a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
index 10d46f0e74..15013b083e 100644
--- a/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
+++ b/flow/connectors/clickhouse/clickhouse.go
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ type UnchangedToastColumnResult struct {
 func NewClickhouseConnector(ctx context.Context,
 	clickhouseProtoConfig *protos.ClickhouseConfig,
 ) (*ClickhouseConnector, error) {
-	// PrivateKeyRSA, err := shared.DecodePKCS8PrivateKey([]byte(snowflakeProtoConfig.PrivateKey),
-	// 	snowflakeProtoConfig.Password)
-	// if err != nil {
-	// 	return nil, err
-	// }
 	database, err := connect(ctx, clickhouseProtoConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open connection to Clickhouse peer: %w", err)