diff --git a/files/sshd_config b/files/sshd_config
deleted file mode 100644
index 78d32b5..0000000
--- a/files/sshd_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-Port 22
-Protocol 2
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ecdsa_key
-HostKey /etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
-UsePrivilegeSeparation yes
-
-KeyRegenerationInterval 3600
-ServerKeyBits 1024
-
-SyslogFacility AUTH
-LogLevel INFO
-
-LoginGraceTime 120
-PermitRootLogin yes
-StrictModes yes
-
-RSAAuthentication yes
-PubkeyAuthentication yes
-
-IgnoreRhosts yes
-RhostsRSAAuthentication no
-HostbasedAuthentication no
-
-PermitEmptyPasswords no
-
-ChallengeResponseAuthentication no
-
-PasswordAuthentication no
-
-X11Forwarding yes
-X11DisplayOffset 10
-PrintMotd no
-PrintLastLog yes
-TCPKeepAlive yes
-
-AcceptEnv LANG LC_*
-
-Subsystem sftp /usr/lib/openssh/sftp-server
-
-UsePAM yes
-UseDNS no
diff --git a/tasks/repo_pre_install.yml b/tasks/repo_pre_install.yml
index 6bc4b3f..309d9fc 100644
--- a/tasks/repo_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/repo_pre_install.yml
@@ -13,17 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Ensure ssh config
-  copy:
-    src: "{{ item.src }}"
-    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { src: "sshd_config", dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" }
-  notify:
-    - reload ssh
-  tags:
-    - repo-ssh
-
 - name: Drop rsyncd configuration file(s)
   copy:
     src: "{{ item.src }}"