diff --git a/docs/rolereference.rst b/docs/rolereference.rst
index f86f9290c1310485dbf2c11705d1fc5e1ab4af8d..4de9d7324db515bdbe5b719a9270b4a78d125ebf 100644
--- a/docs/rolereference.rst
+++ b/docs/rolereference.rst
@@ -2115,10 +2115,16 @@ Parameters
 
 **backup_host_ssh_private_keys** (dictionary, mandatory)
   Defines host keys used for the dedicated OpenSSH server instance for
-  backup. Key values that must be provided are: **dsa**, **rsa**, **ed25519**,
-  and **ecdsa**, with values for each one of them corresponding to a private key
-  generated using the appropriate algorithm. Keys for this purpose can be easily
-  created via commands::
+  backup. Key values that must be provided are:
+
+  - **dsa** (only on Debian Jessie)
+  - **rsa**
+  - **ed25519**
+  - **ecdsa**
+
+  Values for each key should be the corresponding private key
+  generated using the appropriate algorithm. Keys for this purpose can
+  be easily created via commands::
 
     ssh-keygen -f backup_server_dsa_key -N '' -t dsa
     ssh-keygen -f backup_server_rsa_key -N '' -t rsa
diff --git a/roles/backup_server/defaults/main.yml b/roles/backup_server/defaults/main.yml
index 26b6a6710aa60252ce03e7dd6b0534c7fca31db1..d6d99c352f630f2d4f96c34015c8529e5e0073bc 100644
--- a/roles/backup_server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/backup_server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
 ---
 
 backup_clients: []
-backup_host_ssh_keys:
-  dsa: "{{ ssh_key_dir }}/{{ ansible_fqdn }}_dsa_key"
-  rsa: "{{ ssh_key_dir }}/{{ ansible_fqdn }}_rsa_key"
-  ed25519: "{{ ssh_key_dir }}/{{ ansible_fqdn }}_ed25519_key"
-  ecdsa: "{{ ssh_key_dir }}/{{ ansible_fqdn }}_ecdsa_key"