diff --git a/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.cc b/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.cc
index 54b16717a52ad..43e21cd07c9ad 100644
--- a/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.cc
+++ b/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.cc
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void SPIFFEValidator::initializeCertificateRefresh(
 SPIFFEValidator::SPIFFEValidator(const Envoy::Ssl::CertificateValidationContextConfig* config,
                                  SslStats& stats,
                                  Server::Configuration::CommonFactoryContext& context)
-    : main_thread_dispatcher_(context.mainThreadDispatcher()), api_(config->api()), stats_(stats),
+    : api_(config->api()), stats_(stats),
       time_source_(context.timeSource()) {
   ASSERT(config != nullptr);
   allow_expired_certificate_ = config->allowExpiredCertificate();
diff --git a/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.h b/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.h
index 0962bdbc2990e..73d6260b544df 100644
--- a/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.h
+++ b/source/extensions/transport_sockets/tls/cert_validator/spiffe/spiffe_validator.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class SPIFFEValidator : public CertValidator, Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::secre
 public:
   SPIFFEValidator(SslStats& stats, Server::Configuration::CommonFactoryContext& context)
       : spiffe_data_(std::make_shared<SpiffeData>()),
-        main_thread_dispatcher_(context.mainThreadDispatcher()), api_(context.api()), stats_(stats),
+        api_(context.api()), stats_(stats),
         time_source_(context.timeSource()){};
   SPIFFEValidator(const Envoy::Ssl::CertificateValidationContextConfig* config, SslStats& stats,
                   Server::Configuration::CommonFactoryContext& context);
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ class SPIFFEValidator : public CertValidator, Logger::Loggable<Logger::Id::secre
   std::string trust_bundle_file_name_;
   std::shared_ptr<SpiffeData> spiffe_data_;
   std::vector<SanMatcherPtr> subject_alt_name_matchers_{};
-  Event::Dispatcher& main_thread_dispatcher_;
   std::unique_ptr<Filesystem::Watcher> file_watcher_;
   Api::Api& api_;
   SslStats& stats_;