The invention relates to a method for producing a contact element (3) of an electrical plug connector (1), said method comprising the following steps: providing an electrically non-conductive carrier element (4), and coating the carrier element (4) with an electrically conductive material, wherein the produced coating (6) forms the only electrical signal conductor. The invention further relates to an electrical plug connector having a contact element (3), which is characterized in that the contact element (3) comprises a carrier element (4) coated with an electrically conductive material, wherein the coating (6) forms the only electrical signal conductor.