diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/channel/service/tls.rs b/tonic/src/transport/channel/service/tls.rs
index 2d7c18abb..4a1ab7378 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/channel/service/tls.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/channel/service/tls.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use tokio_rustls::{
 };
 
 use super::io::BoxedIo;
-use crate::transport::service::tls::{load_identity, TlsError, ALPN_H2};
+use crate::transport::service::tls::{TlsError, ALPN_H2};
 use crate::transport::tls::{Certificate, Identity};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ impl TlsConnector {
         let builder = builder.with_root_certificates(roots);
         let mut config = match identity {
             Some(identity) => {
-                let (client_cert, client_key) = load_identity(identity)?;
+                let (client_cert, client_key) = identity.parse()?;
                 builder.with_client_auth_cert(client_cert, client_key)?
             }
             None => builder.with_no_client_auth(),
diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/server/service/tls.rs b/tonic/src/transport/server/service/tls.rs
index c96958828..a12a165dd 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/server/service/tls.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/server/service/tls.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,7 @@ use tokio_rustls::{
     TlsAcceptor as RustlsAcceptor,
 };
 
-use crate::transport::{
-    server::Connected,
-    service::tls::{load_identity, ALPN_H2},
-    Certificate, Identity,
-};
+use crate::transport::{server::Connected, service::tls::ALPN_H2, Certificate, Identity};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub(crate) struct TlsAcceptor {
@@ -41,7 +37,7 @@ impl TlsAcceptor {
             }
         };
 
-        let (cert, key) = load_identity(identity)?;
+        let (cert, key) = identity.parse()?;
         let mut config = builder.with_single_cert(cert, key)?;
 
         config.alpn_protocols.push(ALPN_H2.into());
diff --git a/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs b/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs
index 81df6849d..5e49d5120 100644
--- a/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs
+++ b/tonic/src/transport/service/tls.rs
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ impl Certificate {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn load_identity(
-    identity: Identity,
-) -> Result<(Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>, PrivateKeyDer<'static>), TlsError> {
-    let cert = rustls_pemfile::certs(&mut Cursor::new(identity.cert))
-        .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()
-        .map_err(|_| TlsError::CertificateParseError)?;
-
-    let Ok(Some(key)) = rustls_pemfile::private_key(&mut Cursor::new(identity.key)) else {
-        return Err(TlsError::PrivateKeyParseError);
-    };
-
-    Ok((cert, key))
+impl Identity {
+    pub(crate) fn parse(
+        &self,
+    ) -> Result<(Vec<CertificateDer<'static>>, PrivateKeyDer<'static>), TlsError> {
+        let cert = self.cert.parse()?;
+        let Ok(Some(key)) = rustls_pemfile::private_key(&mut Cursor::new(&self.key)) else {
+            return Err(TlsError::PrivateKeyParseError);
+        };
+        Ok((cert, key))
+    }
 }