diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod-clients b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod-clients
index 37298adfd3..fc3fc5c6cb 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod-clients
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-prod-clients
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ freezes: true
 slave_user: buildslave
 slave_home: /home/buildslave/
 slave_dir: /home/buildslave/slave
-slave_user: buildslave
 buildmaster: 10.5.124.206
 buildslave_port: 9989
 taskotron_admin_email: taskotron-admin-members@fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-stg-clients b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-stg-clients
index bfae6784bd..ee7b55319b 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-stg-clients
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-stg-clients
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ extra_enablerepos: ''
 slave_user: buildslave
 slave_home: /home/buildslave/
 slave_dir: /home/buildslave/slave
-slave_user: buildslave
 buildmaster: 10.5.124.232
 buildslave_port: 9989
 taskotron_admin_email: taskotron-admin-members@fedoraproject.org