diff --git a/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml
index 4253d629..d787c10c 100644
--- a/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mgrote_zfs_sanoid/tasks/main.yml
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: source.yml
   when:
     - sanoid_syncoid_source_host is defined and sanoid_syncoid_source_host is true
-    - sanoid_syncoid_ssh_pubkey is defined
 
 - name: include destination-host tasks # todo
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: destination.yml
   when:
     - sanoid_syncoid_destination_host is defined and sanoid_syncoid_destination_host is true
-    - sanoid_syncoid_ssh_privkey is defined