diff --git a/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml b/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml
index 8a2e7560e5..11b5fd5e5e 100644
--- a/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml
+++ b/playbooks/zuul/run-production-playbook.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
         ansible_python_interpreter: python3
         ansible_user: zuul
         ansible_port: 22
-        ansible_user_dir: /home/zuul
 
 - hosts: localhost
   tasks: