diff --git a/create_keys.sh b/create_keys.sh
index facb7bf5..cd7bf0ed 100755
--- a/create_keys.sh
+++ b/create_keys.sh
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ gen_key() {
   ks="${keytype}_"
   key="keys/ssh_host_${ks}key"
   if [ ! -e "${key}" ] ; then
-    if ssh-keygen --help 2>&1 | grep -e '-E ' > /dev/null; then
-      ssh-keygen -t ${keytype} -f "${key}" -N '' -E md5
-    else
-      ssh-keygen -t ${keytype} -f "${key}" -N ''
-    fi
+    ssh-keygen -t ${keytype} -f "${key}" -N ''
     return $?
   fi
 }