diff --git a/roles/add_livemigration_user/tasks/main.yml b/roles/add_livemigration_user/tasks/main.yml
index 0061862af..4fbb6adf1 100644
--- a/roles/add_livemigration_user/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/add_livemigration_user/tasks/main.yml
@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@
       ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_rsa
       ssh_key_passphrase: ""
       force: false
-  - name: create livemigration .ssh directory
-    file:
-      path: "/home/{{ livemigration_user }}/.ssh"
-      state: directory
-      mode: '0700'
-      owner: "{{ livemigration_user }}"
   - name: Get root user's home directory
     shell: getent passwd root | cut -d ':' -f6
     register: root_home_dir
@@ -43,7 +37,6 @@
     authorized_key:
       user: "{{ livemigration_user }}"
       state: present
-      path: "/home/{{ livemigration_user }}/.ssh/authorized_keys"
       key: "{{ lookup('file','buffer/' + item + '-id_rsa.pub') }}"
     with_items: "{{ groups['hypervisors'] }}"
   - name: Fetch the ssh keyfile