diff --git a/roles/common/templates/sshd_config_Debian-9.j2 b/roles/common/templates/sshd_config_Debian-9.j2
index 6eb4a00..c0485ed 100644
--- a/roles/common/templates/sshd_config_Debian-9.j2
+++ b/roles/common/templates/sshd_config_Debian-9.j2
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ AuthorizedKeysFile	.ssh/authorized_keys
 #PasswordAuthentication yes
 #PermitEmptyPasswords no
 
-# Password based logins are disabled - only public key based logins are allowed.
-AuthenticationMethods publickey
-
 # Change to yes to enable challenge-response passwords (beware issues with
 # some PAM modules and threads)
 ChallengeResponseAuthentication no