DuckDNS not used, but still presents as errors in my logs?

2025-02-16 08:20:23.524 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.cert_expiry.coordinator]
 Error fetching smann.duckdns.org data: Connection timeout with server: smann.duckdns.org:443

I haven’t used DuckDns for well over a year. When I switched to NabuCasa I used the checklist by @Tom_in_HI - “switching from DuckDNS to Nabu Casa”.

I removed the DuckDNS integration and any reference to the duck in my configuration file.
There is no ssl certificate or key in http:.
I deleted the domain from my DuckDNS account.
I did a grep in config and found duckdns in three files:

core-config_entities
core.device_registry
core.entity_registry

These files are in a hidden folder for a reason, so I don’t want to edit them without some confidence.

Any ideas would be appreciated.