diff --git a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/start_monitor.yml b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/start_monitor.yml
index 0999673fa..17b02490a 100644
--- a/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/start_monitor.yml
+++ b/roles/ceph-mon/tasks/start_monitor.yml
@@ -60,9 +60,3 @@
   when:
     - use_systemd
     - ceph_release_num.{{ ceph_release }} > ceph_release_num.hammer
-
-- name: collect admin and bootstrap keys
-  command: ceph-create-keys --cluster {{ cluster }} --id {{ monitor_name }}
-  changed_when: false
-  failed_when:  false
-  when: cephx