diff --git a/tmate-ssh-server.c b/tmate-ssh-server.c
index f0fa894c..fc335003 100644
--- a/tmate-ssh-server.c
+++ b/tmate-ssh-server.c
@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static ssh_bind prepare_ssh(const char *keys_dir, const char *bind_addr, int por
 	char buffer[PATH_MAX];
 	int ssh_log_level;
 	ssh_key rsakey = NULL;
-	ssh_key ecdsakey = NULL;
 	ssh_key ed25519key = NULL;
 
 	ssh_log_level = SSH_LOG_WARNING + max(log_get_level() - LOG_NOTICE, 0);
@@ -352,10 +351,6 @@ static ssh_bind prepare_ssh(const char *keys_dir, const char *bind_addr, int por
 	ssh_pki_import_privkey_file(buffer, NULL, NULL, NULL, &ed25519key);
 	ssh_bind_options_set(bind, SSH_BIND_OPTIONS_IMPORT_KEY, ed25519key);
 
-	sprintf(buffer, "%s/ssh_host_ecdsa_key", keys_dir);
-	ssh_pki_import_privkey_file(buffer, NULL, NULL, NULL, &ecdsakey);
-	ssh_bind_options_set(bind, SSH_BIND_OPTIONS_IMPORT_KEY, ecdsakey);
-
 	if (ssh_bind_listen(bind) < 0)
 		tmate_fatal("Error listening to socket: %s\n", ssh_get_error(bind));