diff --git a/internal/cmd/config/config.go b/internal/cmd/config/config.go
index e5282b6b4..4d45c617a 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/config/config.go
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@ type Worker struct {
 	// TODO: This field is currently internal.
 	StatusGracePeriodDuration time.Duration `hcl:"-"`
 
-	// StoragePath represents the location a pki worker stores its node credentials, if set.
-	AuthStoragePath string `hcl:"storage_path"`
+	// AuthStoragePath represents the location a worker stores its node credentials, if set
+	AuthStoragePath string `hcl:"auth_storage_path"`
 }
 
 func (w *Worker) InitNameIfEmpty() (string, error) {
diff --git a/internal/cmd/config/config_test.go b/internal/cmd/config/config_test.go
index 570a71503..6efbf8d2f 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/config/config_test.go
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ func TestDevWorkerCredentialStorageDir(t *testing.T) {
 				tags {
 					type = ["dev", "local"]
 				}
-				storage_path = ".."
+				auth_storage_path = ".."
 			}
 			`,
 			storagePath: "..",
@@ -442,7 +442,7 @@ func TestDevWorkerCredentialStorageDir(t *testing.T) {
 				tags {
 					type = ["dev", "local"]
 				}
-				storage_path = "nonexistent_dir/here"
+				auth_storage_path = "nonexistent_dir/here"
 			}
 			`,
 			storagePath: "nonexistent_dir/here",
diff --git a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
index cae39f101..b4d5d417c 100644
--- a/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
+++ b/internal/daemon/worker/worker.go
@@ -184,13 +184,6 @@ func (w *Worker) Start() error {
 	controllerResolver := manual.NewBuilderWithScheme(scheme)
 	w.controllerResolver.Store(controllerResolver)
 
-	var err error
-	w.NodeeFileStorage, err = nodeefile.NewFileStorage(w.baseContext,
-		nodeefile.WithBaseDirectory(w.conf.RawConfig.Worker.AuthStoragePath))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	if err := w.startListeners(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error starting worker listeners: %w", err)
 	}