diff --git a/roles/ssh_tunneling/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ssh_tunneling/tasks/main.yml
index ae9b25f..047b8e9 100644
--- a/roles/ssh_tunneling/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ssh_tunneling/tasks/main.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
       openssl_privatekey:
         path: "{{ ssh_tunnels_config_path }}/{{ item.item }}.pem"
         passphrase: "{{ p12_export_password }}"
-        cipher: aes256
         force: false
       no_log: "{{ no_log|bool }}"
       when: not item.stat.exists