diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 9f87a85..d8197fa 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ ensure_ansible_version: 2.10.3
 enable_sudo: yes
 # Allow passwordless sudo (applied to group wheel)
 enable_passwordless_sudo: yes
-# Allow root to connect through SSH
-enable_ssh_for_root: yes
-# Allow root to connect only using public key authentication, no password
-enable_ssh_for_root_prohibit_password: no
 # Skip provisioning of the firewall
 skip_firewall: no
-authorized_keys_are_exclusive: false # Be careful, this will delete non-Ansible-managed authorized keys from the target!
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+authorized_keys_are_exclusive: false # Be careful, this will delete non-Ansible-managed authorized keys from the target!
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index d4fec81..c6a8f0c 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,2 @@
 ---
-# handlers file for common
-- name: Restart SSH
-  ansible.builtin.service:
-    name: ssh
-    state: restarted
-  become: true
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+# handlers file for common
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diff --git a/tasks/users.yml b/tasks/users.yml
index 854c96c..8dfd11a 100644
--- a/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/users.yml
@@ -72,38 +72,6 @@
         files:
           - /etc/sudoers
           - /usr/local/etc/sudoers # e.g. FreeBSD
-
-    - name: 'Disable SSH for root'
-      lineinfile:
-        dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
-        state: present
-        regexp: '^#?\s*PermitRootLogin'
-        line: 'PermitRootLogin No'
-      notify: Restart SSH
-      when:
-        - enable_ssh_for_root | bool == false
-    
-    - name: 'Enable SSH for root through password or key'
-      lineinfile:
-        dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
-        state: present
-        regexp: '^#?\s*PermitRootLogin'
-        line: 'PermitRootLogin Yes'
-      notify: Restart SSH
-      when:
-        - enable_ssh_for_root | bool == true
-        - enable_ssh_for_root_prohibit_password | bool == false
-    
-    - name: 'Enable SSH for root through key only'
-      lineinfile:
-        dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
-        state: present
-        regexp: '^#?\s*PermitRootLogin'
-        line: 'PermitRootLogin prohibit-password'
-      notify: Restart SSH
-      when:
-        - enable_ssh_for_root | bool == true
-        - enable_ssh_for_root_prohibit_password | bool == true
   when:
     - enable_sudo
     - enable_passwordless_sudo
@@ -115,4 +83,4 @@
     mode: 0644
     owner: "{{ item }}"
     group: "{{ item }}"
-  with_items: "{{ users }}"
+  with_items: "{{ users }}"
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