diff --git a/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+npm-publish.yml b/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+npm-publish.yml
index b7587e5a4d8..3bfd69aa694 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/elastic+eui+npm-publish.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 
           export VAULT_TOKEN=$(vault write -field=token auth/approle/login role_id="$VAULT_ROLE_ID" secret_id="$VAULT_SECRET_ID")
 
-          # add ssh keys to ensure tags can push to Github
-          /usr/local/bin/ssh-add-from-vault elastic
-
           # write npm auth to .npmrc
           NPM_TOKEN=$(vault read -field=token secret/jenkins-ci/npmjs/elasticmachine)
           echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > ~/.npmrc