diff --git a/deployment/check/common/utils.nix b/deployment/check/common/utils.nix
index cbd087d6..e890cfe2 100644
--- a/deployment/check/common/utils.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/common/utils.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-  pkgs,
   lib,
   sources ? import ../../../npins,
   ...
@@ -73,34 +72,10 @@
       users.users =
         {
           root = {
-            # password = "password"; # cannot log in
-            # hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$QoArNaV2VrjPhQ6BMG1AA.$uq8jw0.g.dJwIfepqipxzeUD1ochgUs8A5QmVe4qbJ6"; # cannot log in
-            hashedPasswordFile = builtins.toString (
-              pkgs.writeText "root-password" "$y$j9T$9g0NqdBsKvQ3ETOPPB0hW.$cIiG648jgA/eVqiCPJJZtI5JYiL6oODZtKI6.lCmJA/"
-            );
             openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-              "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDHTIqF4CAylSxKPiSo5JOPuocn0y2z38wOSsQ1MUaZ2"
               "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFZsldWMEsajYysjYsEpNvMOjO4D8L21pTrfQS1T+Hfy"
             ];
           };
-          # can log in
-          kiara = {
-            isNormalUser = true;
-            extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
-            password = "password";
-            openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-              "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDHTIqF4CAylSxKPiSo5JOPuocn0y2z38wOSsQ1MUaZ2"
-            ];
-          };
-          # cannot log in
-          operator = {
-            isNormalUser = true;
-            extraGroups = [ "wheel" ];
-            password = "password";
-            openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
-              "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIDHTIqF4CAylSxKPiSo5JOPuocn0y2z38wOSsQ1MUaZ2"
-            ];
-          };
         }
         // environment.config.resources."operator-environment".login-shell.apply {
           resources = lib.filterAttrs (_name: value: value ? login-shell) (