diff --git a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
index cd8550c950..2b1553d347 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/jenkins-cloud.yml
@@ -82,11 +82,6 @@
     tags:
     - config
 
-  - name: add jenkins-admin-keys for ssh as root
-    action: copy src=$files/jenkins/jenkins-admin-keys dest=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys mode=600 backup=true
-    tags:
-    - config
-
   - name: add jenkins ssh priv key so it can connect to clients
     action: copy src=$private/files/jenkins/ssh/jenkins_master dest=/root/.ssh/id_rsa mode=600
     tags:
@@ -199,11 +194,6 @@
   - name: mkdir dir for jenkins data
     action: file state=directory path=/mnt/jenkins owner=jenkins_slave group=jenkins_slave
 
-  - name: add jenkins-admin-keys for ssh'ing as root
-    action: copy src=$files/jenkins/jenkins-admin-keys dest=/root/.ssh/authorized_keys mode=600 backup=true
-    tags:
-    - config
-    
   
   handlers:
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml