diff --git a/deploy/user.sls b/deploy/user.sls
index 85baa57e4e64a7d7b5d0d1ecb05f58595d1d8208..6289b41b56d75ad593b88163c8ad37a92e550e5a 100644
--- a/deploy/user.sls
+++ b/deploy/user.sls
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ deploy_user_add_managed_host_keys_to_known_hosts:
     - append_if_not_found: True
     - show_changes: True
     - source: salt://deploy/tpl/ssh/known_hosts
-    - makedirs: True
     - require:
       - file: deploy_user_ssh_known_hosts_file_present