diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ff0deece31fd36504e9daeebcb5348f534e0d4e3..708b4f0a92f842b60edff3aebaa603e420755d52 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,14 +56,6 @@ run-container-test-api:
 	# check the validity of certificate 
 	openssl x509 -in /tmp/cert.pem -noout -text
 	podman-compose -f test/compose-files/docker-compose-remote-client-cert-selfsigned.yml down
-	# 3. run container image with remote standard url's for fetching config and certs
-	podman-compose -f test/compose-files/docker-compose-remote-client-cert.yml up -d
-	sleep 10s
-	podman logs compose-files_menshen_1
-	curl localhost:8443/api/5/openvpn/cert > /tmp/cert.pem
-	# check the validity of certificate 
-	openssl x509 -in /tmp/cert.pem -noout -text
-	podman-compose -f test/compose-files/docker-compose-remote-client-cert.yml down
 
 clean-container-setup:
 	# clean local menshen setup 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7b929d1854d6e58f9be91d69af52d80362891633..e170fd7de91e9dd4e436c9ddcd07c166a057782b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -97,15 +97,13 @@ go build ./cmd/menshen
 
 ## Run 
 
-The parameter `--from-provider-json` is a file path to a provider.json. It is always required to start menshen.
+The parameter `--from-provider-json` is a file path to a provider.json, `--ca-file` is the file path to the root CA.  Both are always required to start menshen.
  Use `--verbose` to get debug output.
 
 
 ### by pointing to another upstream provider
 
-#### *a) with self-signed provider API endpoints*
-
-Further required parameters are `--ca-file`, `--client-cert-url` and an eip source (`--from-eip-file` or `--from-eip-url `).
+Further required parameters are `--client-cert-url` and an eip source (`--from-eip-file` or `--from-eip-url `).
 You can start menshen from a v3 eip-service file:
 
 ```
@@ -126,26 +124,6 @@ go run ./cmd/menshen/main.go --verbose \
 --client-cert-url https://api.demo.bitmask.net:4430/3/cert
 ```
 
-#### *b) with ca-signed provider endpoints*
-
-Additional required parameters are `--client-cert-url` and an eip source (`--from-eip-file` or `--from-eip-url `).
-You can start menshen from a v3 eip-service file:
-
-```
-go run ./cmd/menshen/main.go --verbose \
---from-provider-json-file test/data/provider.json \
---from-eip-url https://api.demo.bitmask.net/3/config/eip-service.json \
---client-cert-url https://api.demo.bitmask.net/3/cert
-```
-
-Alternatively you can start menshen with a eip-service.json from an URL:    
-```
-go run ./cmd/menshen/main.go --verbose \
---from-provider-json-file test/data/provider.json \
---from-eip-file test/data/eip-service.json \
---client-cert-url https://api.demo.bitmask.net/3/cert
-```
-
 ##### **Note**: Replace `test/data/eip-service.json` and `test/data/provider.json` with the relevant configuration files, as they are just samples.
 
 ### by configuring for local cert generation
@@ -156,6 +134,7 @@ You can start menshen from a v3 eip-service file:
 ```
 go run ./cmd/menshen/main.go --verbose \
 --from-provider-json-file test/data/provider.json \
+--ca-file test/data/ca.crt
 --from-eip-file test/data/eip-service.json \
 --ovpn-ca-crt test/data/ovpn_client_ca.crt \
 --ovpn-ca-key test/data/ovpn_client_ca.key
diff --git a/test/compose-files/docker-compose-remote-client-cert.yml b/test/compose-files/docker-compose-remote-client-cert.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a8ea081b601f96f8634a223f8e86c69e68ab075c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/compose-files/docker-compose-remote-client-cert.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-services:
-  menshen:
-    build: ../../.
-    entrypoint: ["menshen"]
-    environment:
-      - MENSHEN_FROM_EIP_URL=https://api.${PROVIDER:-ft1.bitmask.net}/3/config/eip-service.json
-      - MENSHEN_CLIENT_CERT_URL=https://api.${PROVIDER:-ft1.bitmask.net}/3/cert
-      - MENSHEN_FROM_PROVIDER_JSON_FILE=/etc/leap/test/provider.json
-      - MENSHEN_DB_FILE=/tmp/sqlite.db
-      - MENSHEN_PORT=8443
-      - MENSHEN_ALLOW_GATEWAY_LIST=true
-      - MENSHEN_ALLOW_BRIDGE_LIST=true
-      - MENSHEN_AUTO_TLS=false
-      - MENSHEN_VERBOSE=false
-    network_mode: host
-    ports:
-      - "127.0.0.1:8443:8443/tcp"
-    volumes:
-      - "../data:/etc/leap/test"