diff --git a/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix b/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
index 33fad396..fba3e29c 100644
--- a/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
+++ b/deployment/check/data-model-tf-proxmox/nixosTest.nix
@@ -219,21 +219,6 @@ in
       openssl verify -CApath /etc/ssl/certs ./pve-root-ca.pem
     """)
 
-    # used when connecting directly for debugging
-    # skip indent for EOF
-    pve.succeed("""
-    cat > /root/.ssh/id_ed25519 <<EOF
-    -----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
-    b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAAAMwAAAAtzc2gtZW
-    QyNTUxOQAAACBWbJXVjBLGo2MrI2LBKTbzDozuA/C9taU630EtU/h38gAAAJDAOy8uwDsv
-    LgAAAAtzc2gtZWQyNTUxOQAAACBWbJXVjBLGo2MrI2LBKTbzDozuA/C9taU630EtU/h38g
-    AAAECcF8xjLavgWePoVx45Euewsh6Kw07L6QDDy3WXFCn4bFZsldWMEsajYysjYsEpNvMO
-    jO4D8L21pTrfQS1T+HfyAAAAC2tpYXJhQG5peG9zAQI=
-    -----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
-    EOF
-    chmod 600 /root/.ssh/id_ed25519
-    """)
-
     with subtest("Run the deployment"):
 
       ip = deployer.succeed(f"""