diff --git a/tasks/sshd/disable-password-auth.yml b/tasks/sshd/disable-password-auth.yml
index d15e0b5..d3c504a 100644
--- a/tasks/sshd/disable-password-auth.yml
+++ b/tasks/sshd/disable-password-auth.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,3 @@
     regexp: "GSSAPIAuthentication yes"
     replace: "GSSAPIAuthentication no"
 
-- name: Restart sshd
-  service:
-    name: sshd
-    state: restarted