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"