diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MySql/v2/transport/index.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MySql/v2/transport/index.ts
index aaef1c2172..9df57bb846 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MySql/v2/transport/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MySql/v2/transport/index.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { formatPrivateKey } from '@utils/utilities';
 
 import mysql2 from 'mysql2/promise';
 import type { Client, ConnectConfig } from 'ssh2';
-import { rm } from 'fs/promises';
 
 import type { Mysql2Pool } from '../helpers/interfaces';
 
@@ -107,12 +106,6 @@ export async function createPool(
 			dstPort: credentials.port as number,
 		};
 
-		if (sshAuthenticateWith === 'privateKey') {
-			sshClient.on('end', async () => {
-				await rm(tunnelConfig.privateKey as string);
-			});
-		}
-
 		const poolSetup = new Promise<mysql2.Pool>((resolve, reject) => {
 			sshClient
 				.on('ready', () => {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Postgres/v2/transport/index.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Postgres/v2/transport/index.ts
index 06083dec3a..1e60ebf7f1 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Postgres/v2/transport/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/Postgres/v2/transport/index.ts
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ import type { Server } from 'net';
 import { createServer } from 'net';
 
 import pgPromise from 'pg-promise';
-
-import { rm } from 'fs/promises';
-
 import type { PgpDatabase } from '../helpers/interfaces';
 
 async function createSshConnectConfig(credentials: IDataObject) {
@@ -143,9 +140,6 @@ export async function configurePostgres(
 			});
 
 			sshClient.on('end', async () => {
-				if (tunnelConfig.privateKey) {
-					await rm(tunnelConfig.privateKey as string, { force: true });
-				}
 				if (proxy) proxy.close();
 			});
 		}).catch((err) => {
diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts b/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts
index da9694de18..6c2165e9bf 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/utils/utilities.ts
@@ -236,11 +236,9 @@ export function formatPrivateKey(privateKey: string): string {
 			const passRegex = /Proc-Type|DEK-Info/;
 			if (passRegex.test(part)) {
 				part = part.replace(/:\s+/g, ':');
-				formattedPrivateKey += part.replace(/\\n/g, '\n');
-				formattedPrivateKey += part.replace(/\s+/g, '\n');
+				formattedPrivateKey += part.replace(/\\n/g, '\n').replace(/\s+/g, '\n');
 			} else {
-				formattedPrivateKey += part.replace(/\\n/g, '\n');
-				formattedPrivateKey += part.replace(/\s+/g, '\n');
+				formattedPrivateKey += part.replace(/\\n/g, '\n').replace(/\s+/g, '\n');
 			}
 		}
 	});
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index fc376057b3..35dbd66a4d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-lockfileVersion: '6.0'
+lockfileVersion: '6.1'
 
 settings:
   autoInstallPeers: true