diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
index 5e1ba517de..09e062e322 100644
--- a/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@ node_templates_directory: "/usr/share/kolla/templates"
 # The directory to store the config files on the destination node
 node_config_directory: "/etc/kolla"
 
-# The user Ansible uses to ssh to target nodes
-ansible_ssh_user: "kolla"
-
 
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 # Kolla options