diff --git a/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/users.yml b/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/users.yml
index 8ef07b6..1a3f6fb 100644
--- a/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/roles/ubuntu_base/tasks/users.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,3 @@
     key: "{{ item.ssh_keys | join('\n') }}"
     exclusive: true
   loop: "{{ users | default([]) }}"
-
-- name: "Add ssh authorized_keys to root user"
-  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
-    user: "root"
-    key: "{{ users | default([]) | map(attribute='ssh_keys') | flatten | join('\n') }}"
-    exclusive: true