diff --git a/clientv3/balancer/resolver/endpoint/endpoint.go b/clientv3/balancer/resolver/endpoint/endpoint.go
index 2837bd4180bd..86992cbe6802 100644
--- a/clientv3/balancer/resolver/endpoint/endpoint.go
+++ b/clientv3/balancer/resolver/endpoint/endpoint.go
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@ type Resolver struct {
 func epsToAddrs(eps ...string) (addrs []resolver.Address) {
 	addrs = make([]resolver.Address, 0, len(eps))
 	for _, ep := range eps {
-		addrs = append(addrs, resolver.Address{Addr: ep})
+		_, host, _ := ParseEndpoint(ep)
+		addrs = append(addrs, resolver.Address{Addr: ep, ServerName: host})
 	}
 	return addrs
 }
diff --git a/clientv3/client.go b/clientv3/client.go
index 8dbfc8808a2d..3c2317faaf87 100644
--- a/clientv3/client.go
+++ b/clientv3/client.go
@@ -253,10 +253,6 @@ func (c *Client) dialSetupOpts(creds grpccredentials.TransportCredentials, dopts
 	dialer := endpoint.Dialer
 	if creds != nil {
 		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(creds))
-		// gRPC load balancer workaround. See credentials.transportCredential for details.
-		if credsDialer, ok := creds.(TransportCredentialsWithDialer); ok {
-			dialer = credsDialer.Dialer
-		}
 	} else {
 		opts = append(opts, grpc.WithInsecure())
 	}
@@ -651,9 +647,3 @@ func IsConnCanceled(err error) bool {
 	// <= gRPC v1.7.x returns 'errors.New("grpc: the client connection is closing")'
 	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), "grpc: the client connection is closing")
 }
-
-// TransportCredentialsWithDialer is for a gRPC load balancer workaround. See credentials.transportCredential for details.
-type TransportCredentialsWithDialer interface {
-	grpccredentials.TransportCredentials
-	Dialer(ctx context.Context, dialEp string) (net.Conn, error)
-}
diff --git a/clientv3/credentials/credentials.go b/clientv3/credentials/credentials.go
index c1a2ec5fdba0..f3121a1c7eb3 100644
--- a/clientv3/credentials/credentials.go
+++ b/clientv3/credentials/credentials.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"net"
 	"sync"
 
-	"go.etcd.io/etcd/clientv3/balancer/resolver/endpoint"
 	"go.etcd.io/etcd/etcdserver/api/v3rpc/rpctypes"
 	grpccredentials "google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 )
@@ -66,46 +65,20 @@ func (b *bundle) NewWithMode(mode string) (grpccredentials.Bundle, error) {
 }
 
 // transportCredential implements "grpccredentials.TransportCredentials" interface.
-// transportCredential wraps TransportCredentials to track which
-// addresses are dialed for which endpoints, and then sets the authority when checking the endpoint's cert to the
-// hostname or IP of the dialed endpoint.
-// This is a workaround of a gRPC load balancer issue. gRPC uses the dialed target's service name as the authority when
-// checking all endpoint certs, which does not work for etcd servers using their hostname or IP as the Subject Alternative Name
-// in their TLS certs.
-// To enable, include both WithTransportCredentials(creds) and WithContextDialer(creds.Dialer)
-// when dialing.
 type transportCredential struct {
 	gtc grpccredentials.TransportCredentials
-	mu  sync.Mutex
-	// addrToEndpoint maps from the connection addresses that are dialed to the hostname or IP of the
-	// endpoint provided to the dialer when dialing
-	addrToEndpoint map[string]string
 }
 
 func newTransportCredential(cfg *tls.Config) *transportCredential {
 	return &transportCredential{
-		gtc:            grpccredentials.NewTLS(cfg),
-		addrToEndpoint: map[string]string{},
+		gtc: grpccredentials.NewTLS(cfg),
 	}
 }
 
 func (tc *transportCredential) ClientHandshake(ctx context.Context, authority string, rawConn net.Conn) (net.Conn, grpccredentials.AuthInfo, error) {
-	// Set the authority when checking the endpoint's cert to the hostname or IP of the dialed endpoint
-	tc.mu.Lock()
-	dialEp, ok := tc.addrToEndpoint[rawConn.RemoteAddr().String()]
-	tc.mu.Unlock()
-	if ok {
-		_, host, _ := endpoint.ParseEndpoint(dialEp)
-		authority = host
-	}
 	return tc.gtc.ClientHandshake(ctx, authority, rawConn)
 }
 
-// return true if given string is an IP.
-func isIP(ep string) bool {
-	return net.ParseIP(ep) != nil
-}
-
 func (tc *transportCredential) ServerHandshake(rawConn net.Conn) (net.Conn, grpccredentials.AuthInfo, error) {
 	return tc.gtc.ServerHandshake(rawConn)
 }
@@ -115,15 +88,8 @@ func (tc *transportCredential) Info() grpccredentials.ProtocolInfo {
 }
 
 func (tc *transportCredential) Clone() grpccredentials.TransportCredentials {
-	copy := map[string]string{}
-	tc.mu.Lock()
-	for k, v := range tc.addrToEndpoint {
-		copy[k] = v
-	}
-	tc.mu.Unlock()
 	return &transportCredential{
-		gtc:            tc.gtc.Clone(),
-		addrToEndpoint: copy,
+		gtc: tc.gtc.Clone(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -131,17 +97,6 @@ func (tc *transportCredential) OverrideServerName(serverNameOverride string) err
 	return tc.gtc.OverrideServerName(serverNameOverride)
 }
 
-func (tc *transportCredential) Dialer(ctx context.Context, dialEp string) (net.Conn, error) {
-	// Keep track of which addresses are dialed for which endpoints
-	conn, err := endpoint.Dialer(ctx, dialEp)
-	if conn != nil {
-		tc.mu.Lock()
-		tc.addrToEndpoint[conn.RemoteAddr().String()] = dialEp
-		tc.mu.Unlock()
-	}
-	return conn, err
-}
-
 // perRPCCredential implements "grpccredentials.PerRPCCredentials" interface.
 type perRPCCredential struct {
 	authToken   string