diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 5e3e886561..6f70af7d98 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@
   tags:
     - armv7-kernel
 
-- name: make sure there is no old ssh host key for the host still around
-  local_action: known_hosts path={{item}} host={{ inventory_hostname }} state=absent
-  ignore_errors: True
-  with_items:
-  - /root/.ssh/known_hosts
-  - /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
-  when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
-
 - name: (osbs-control01.stg) make sure there is no old ssh host key for the host still around
   known_hosts: path={{item}} host={{ inventory_hostname }} state=absent
   ignore_errors: True
@@ -112,14 +104,6 @@
   register: hostkey
   when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
 
-- name: add new ssh host key (you still need to add it to official ssh_host_keys later)
-  local_action: known_hosts path={{item}} key="{{ hostkey.stdout }}" host={{ inventory_hostname }} state=present
-  ignore_errors: True
-  with_items:
-  - /root/.ssh/known_hosts
-  - /etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts
-  when: inventory_hostname not in result.list_vms
-
 - name: (osbs-control01.stg) add new ssh host key
   known_hosts: path={{item}} key="{{ hostkey.stdout }}" host={{ inventory_hostname }} state=present
   ignore_errors: True