diff --git a/playbooks/devstack/pre.yaml b/playbooks/devstack/pre.yaml
index f88ae4d43..4b2bcb57f 100644
--- a/playbooks/devstack/pre.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/devstack/pre.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,5 @@
 
 - hosts: all
   roles:
-    - role: copy-build-sshkey
-      vars:
-        copy_sshkey_target_user: zuul
-
     - role: multi-node-setup
-
     - role: orchestrate-devstack