diff --git a/terraform/cloud-init.tf b/terraform/cloud-init.tf
index 263b377..6a99e5a 100644
--- a/terraform/cloud-init.tf
+++ b/terraform/cloud-init.tf
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ data "template_file" "cloud_init_alpaca" {
   template = file("${path.module}/files/cloud_init.yaml")
 
   vars = {
-    ssh_key    = var.SSH_KEY
     hostname   = "alpaca-${count.index + 1}"
     domain     = "home.arpa"
     TS_AUTHKEY = var.TS_AUTHKEY
@@ -39,7 +38,6 @@ data "template_file" "cloud_init_llama" {
   template = file("${path.module}/files/cloud_init.yaml")
 
   vars = {
-    ssh_key    = var.SSH_KEY
     hostname   = "llama-${count.index + 1}"
     domain     = "home.arpa"
     TS_AUTHKEY = var.TS_AUTHKEY
diff --git a/terraform/variables.tf b/terraform/variables.tf
index 7bd76d2..faacfdc 100644
--- a/terraform/variables.tf
+++ b/terraform/variables.tf
@@ -2,11 +2,6 @@ variable "proxmox_password" {
   type = string
 }
 
-variable "proxmox_ssh_private_key" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "Unencrypted SSH private key used for root@flex upload"
-}
-
 variable "target_node" {
   type = string
 }
@@ -84,9 +79,3 @@ variable "TS_AUTHKEY" {
   description = "Tailscale auth key used in cloud-init"
 }
 
-
-variable "SSH_KEY" {
-  type        = string
-  description = "Private SSH key used to upload cloud-init files to Proxmox"
-}
-