diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml
index a247b5ae0..f136d7c6e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/stage-deploy.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           host: 91.92.154.141
           username: ubuntu
-          key: ${{ secrets.STAGING_SSH_KEY }}
           passphrase: ${{ secrets.STAGE_SSH_PASSPHRASE }}
           script: systemctl restart backend
 #            sudo cp -rf ~/frontend/build/*