diff --git a/algo b/algo
index eeeec04..403608a 100755
--- a/algo
+++ b/algo
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ Enter the number of your desired region:
   esac
 
   ROLES="ec2 vpn cloud"
-  EXTRA_VARS="aws_access_key=$aws_access_key aws_secret_key=$aws_secret_key aws_server_name=$aws_server_name ssh_public_key=$ssh_public_key region=$region"
+  EXTRA_VARS="aws_access_key=$aws_access_key aws_secret_key=$aws_secret_key aws_server_name=$aws_server_name region=$region"
 }
 
 lightsail () {
diff --git a/docs/deploy-from-ansible.md b/docs/deploy-from-ansible.md
index 646d838..e6fb2b0 100644
--- a/docs/deploy-from-ansible.md
+++ b/docs/deploy-from-ansible.md
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ Required variables:
 - aws_access_key
 - aws_secret_key
 - aws_server_name
-- ssh_public_key
 - region
 
 Possible options for `region`: